HealthEbola spreads in DRC as conflict and an overwhelmed health system compound the crisis
Stephanie Hoffmann, Doctors Without Borders’ project coordinator in Butembo, says the Ebola outbreak is striking a region battered by decades of armed conflict and insecurity. As the epicentre moves from Ituri to North Kivu, transmission is accelerating. In the densely populated city of about 2 million, health workers are treating neighbours and relatives without adequate protective equipment.
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Ebola spreads in DRC as conflict and an overwhelmed health system compound the crisis
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