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Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » People: 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 » People: Health Officials Turn to Mobile-Phone Data to Track Ebola Spread in Congo
DAKAR, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » People: 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 » People: 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 » People: 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 » People: Ebola outbreak out of control in Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO says: ‘It is spreading faster than our ability to contain it’
Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » People: 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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » People: Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food aid, WFP says
As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » People: 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 » People: DR Congo begins vaccinations to fight fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
Health workers and other frontline workers in the Ebola response are being prioritised to receive the Ervebo vaccine.