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They said that at the hospital, they would give my child bad injections and he would die,” says Jeanne*, her voice trembling. These words deeply marked this mother whose six year old child showed ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: I’ve Worked in Congo for Decades. I’ve Never Seen an Ebola Crisis Like This.
On a recent evening commute through Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the streets looked almost ordinary. This city of nearly 1 million people was ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: Converting Ebola Skeptics: Christian Leaders Mobilize Communities in Congo
As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: Argentine Doctor's Ebola Warning From Congo: 'We're Not Keeping Pace'
Argentine MSF doctor Carolina Nanclares returns from Congo warning the world is losing to the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak on record.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 1,000
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health workers wearing full personal protective equipment prepare to transport the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: Mpox Case Detected In Congo’s Ituri Amid Ebola Outbreak: Why Are Health Officials Concerned?
An mpox case detected in Ituri's Bunia in DR Congo has threatened to burden an already overwhelmed healthcare system grappling with the country's largest Ebola outbreak.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola outbreak; 65 people killed
May 15 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease in the country's eastern region. There have been about 246 cases reported, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: On the Frontlines of the Ebola Response, Dr Alain Mangolopa Kakule Fights to Save Lives
When an Ebola alert arises in a new area, every minute counts. The situation must be understood, health workers protected, and transmission of the virus prevented. It is in these urgent moments that ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: As Ebola spreads in eastern Congo, mothers and children shun vital care
By Gradel Muyisa Mumbere and Clement Bonnerot BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The fear of Ebola is keeping women and children from seeking healthcare in eastern Congo, health ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: Ebola returns to Congo as deadly Ituri outbreak claims 65 lives
A fresh Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered alarm across the region after health authorities confirmed hundreds of suspected infections and dozens of deaths in the eastern ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Life: DR Congo Launches Trial of New Ebola Vaccine
DR Congo has launched trials of an experimental vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola strain as infections spread across the country.