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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 » Places: 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 » Places: As Congo Ebola deaths pass 3,000, officials seek to track spread via mobile data
As the death toll from its Ebola outbreak exceeds 3,000, the Democratic Republic of Congo is using cell data to map travel routes out of the epidemic's hotspots. The pioneering approach aims to ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: FAO Expands Ebola Support for 30,000 People in Eastern DR Congo
Veterinary services and community animal health workers will receive training to recognise sick or dead animals, handle them safely and report suspected cases without delay.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo
By Clement Bonnerot 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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: 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 » Places: Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
As of Tuesday, 3,442 cases had been recorded, with 1,521 deaths, according to the latest government update. The sharp rise since last week partly reflects a backlog of cases and deaths that had not ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: Death toll from rebel attack in eastern Congo rises to 21
The death toll from weekend attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province has risen to 21, a civil society leader said ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: 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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: Congo Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 as spread shows no sign of slowing
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: DRC reopens schools in Ebola-hit Ituri despite parents' safety concerns
As schools reopen in Ituri, DR Congo, authorities report thousands of Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths, with parents and teachers expressing fears about transmission as classes resume amid the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Places: In DR Congo, healthcare workers on the front lines of Ebola face anger and exhaustion as they remain unpaid
Since early July, healthcare workers fighting the epidemic have staged sporadic strikes to demand their salaries. The government has acknowledged the embezzlement of funds, which has undermined the ...