Rwanda starts first ever clinical trial for Marburg treatment

The Marburg outbreak was first announced in Rwanda in late September and a vaccination programme using a trial vaccine was launched earlier this month.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (front row, 4R), the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (front C), French Minister of Social Affairs and Health Genevieve Darrieussecq (front R), Chair of the Gates Foundation Bill Gates (front 2R), German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (front 2R) and other participants pose for a family photo during the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin on October 14, 2024. (Credit: AFP)