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Quarterly Newsletter WCS Congo ONE HEALTH Programme May-July 2026

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August 21, 2026
Quarterly Newsletter WCS Congo ONE HEALTH Programme May-July 2026
This quarter was marked by the capacity building of 24 ecoguards from the PNNN and the PROGEPP Kabo, the monitoring of several wildlife mortalities, and awareness-raising activities with 443 people in 10 villages along the Haute-Motaba axis. The WHP also contributed to coordination and prevention mechanisms in response to health emergencies in the Congo and continued its research on zoonotic agents in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape.

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Tags: One Health, Periphery, Zoonotic


The WCS is stepping up health surveillance and the prevention of zoonotic diseases in Congo

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May 22, 2026
The WCS is stepping up health surveillance and the prevention of zoonotic diseases in Congo
From February to April 2026, WCS Congo’s One Health Program continued its efforts to strengthen health surveillance, institutional collaboration, and community awareness of the risks associated with disease transmission between wildlife, domestic animals, and human populations. One of the quarter’s major achievements was the signing of a technical cooperation agreement between WCS and the Directorate General of Livestock. This partnership aims to enhance zoonotic disease surveilla...

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Tags: One Health, Forest, Zoonotic