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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A shortage of trained staff, operational partners and funding is causing a bottleneck in efforts to expand the Ebola response in the Democratic ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: WHO warns of bed shortage for Ebola patients in the Congo
The number of beds for Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is far from sufficient, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. More than twice as many beds are needed, the WHO ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: WHO coordinates expansion of Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as death toll climbs
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the fight against Ebola, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been known in the past as, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, the Republic of the Congo-Léopoldville, the Democratic Republic of the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,700 as WHO accelerates trials
The outbreak is concentrated in the province of Ituri, which accounts for nearly 90 percent of reported cases.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Expands, Death Toll Rises
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in its history, centered in Ituri, with 5,514 confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths and a case fatality rate near ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: As schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
By Gradel Muyisa and Ange Kasongo BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history
At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in history ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows at epicentre but widens elsewhere, modelling suggests
Congo’s Ebola outbreak shows signs of slowing at the epicentre of the flare-up, but is widening as the infection spreads further afield, modelling suggests.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What's going on and why is the outbreak so alarming?
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an "unprecedented speed," according to the World Health Organization. Experts say armed conflict and a lack of vaccines or ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Roche to Expand Ebola Testing as Congo Prepares New Response Plan
Roche Holding AG plans to deploy new laboratory equipment in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola epidemic as authorities struggle to contain a virus that has repeatedly outrun ...