Attacks on Congo health facilities trigger escape of Ebola patients, hamper response efforts

Attacks on Congo health facilities trigger escape of Ebola patients, hamper response efforts

Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts in the country’s northeast, Reuters reported.At least three such incidents have been reported so far in Ituri province, where the first Ebola cases were detected. Two attacks over the…

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Ebola virus outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency after rare strain kills 87 in Congo

Ebola virus outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency after rare strain kills 87 in Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international health emergency over the spread of a rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, after the outbreak killed dozens of people. However, the agency stopped short of calling it a pandemic.“WHO…is hereby determining that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo…

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Congo disaster: Boat capsizes on Lake Mai-Ndombe due to violent winds; 20 dead – The Times of India

Congo disaster: Boat capsizes on Lake Mai-Ndombe due to violent winds; 20 dead – The Times of India

Representative image credits: IANS At least 20 people died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The vessel, traveling from the town of Kiri to the capital, Kinshasa, included a newly ordained Catholic deacon, the local Diocese said in a statement on Friday.The boat…

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