Democratic Republic Congo News News Democratic Republic Congo: In Congo, doctors face Ebola with little protection: "We live with fear"
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
News Democratic Republic Congo: As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation
A radio show in Congo is trying to battle misinformation around an ongoing Ebola outbreak. Radio Télévision Mont Bleu station in Bunia has launched a program that has become a vital tool to win over ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo reach 282
The outbreak remains focused in the country’s eastern Ituri province, where 264 of the cases have been recorded, the ministry of health said.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Curbing Congo’s Ebola outbreak is hampered by unknowns about the virus
Answers to key questions could help public health officials develop Ebola treatments, predict the outbreak’s trajectory and prevent a future one.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo
In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the ill ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo's traditional healers on Ebola front line
In her garden, traditional healer Mariam Kabika looked for ingredients for a concoction to treat Ebola, a deadly virus spreading in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "I'm looking for ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: American contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, CDC says
A medical group says an American doctor tested positive after being exposed while treating patients.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Congo's Ebola outbreak is spiraling, with health workers struggling to contain the virus
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
Congo's transport ministry says conditions are now in place 'to allow a gradual and safe resumption of air transport activities'.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Congo’s soccer team will make World Cup history in Houston. Ebola could upend fans’ plans
The U.S. is blocking some international travel amid an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Those restrictions will be in effect when the team makes its World Cup debut ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Race for Ebola vaccine intensifies as outbreak spreads in Congo
Health officials are scrambling to fast-track a vaccine as the Democratic Republic of Congo battles a growing Ebola outbreak with at least 282 confirmed cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain and 42 ...