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The Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 4,900 deaths reported across affected countries as the virus continues to ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Gold smuggling funds Islamic State-linked insurgency in eastern Congo, report says
An Islamic State-aligned insurgency in eastern Congo generates most of its revenue from gold production and smuggling, allowing it to finance its own operations, a report said on Tuesday.
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Congo's Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10,000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Moving target: Congo's North Kivu province becomes new Ebola hotspot
BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 25 (Reuters) - All 29 beds were full this week at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment centre in Congos North Kivu province, where surging cases have overwhelmed ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Weak contact tracing persists as Ebola cases surpass 10,000 in DR Congo
Early detection and contact tracing remain weak, helping push new Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Tuesday, as the number of confirmed cases crossed the 10,000 mark ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: New Ebola hotspots multiply in eastern Congo’s North Kivu: MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Tuesday voiced concern over the deteriorating health situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, saying new Ebola disease hotspots are ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Congo confirms Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, bordering Central African Republic, Congo's public health institute confirmed on ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo
KINSHASA: Africa’s latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: 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 » North Kivu: Congo’s Ebola gains falter as transmission worsens in North Kivu
On Saturday, 97 new cases were reported — the most since October 3 — including 30 people who had already died in their communities.
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Ebola survivor clinics strengthen the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Leaving an Ebola treatment centre (ETC) does not mark the end of a patient’s care journey. In Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province, the survivor clinic takes over from treatment centres to support ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » North Kivu: Congo confirms Ebola outbreak has spread to eighth province
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, Congo's public health institute said on Sunday, confirming earlier Reuters reporting.