# Ebola triggers health emergency as fear keeps people from hospitals

https://mins.news/en/video/56108

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-12 18:37 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQmJ3A8Wh5Q

> Fear of contracting Ebola is keeping people in eastern DR Congo away from health facilities. Doctors say some patients needing urgent treatment for other illnesses are arriving too late to be saved, while consultations at some facilities have fallen by more than half since the outbreak began.

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