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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Attack Ebola Hospital in North Kivu
DW, 20 April 2019
Militiamen in the DRC's North Kivu province attacked another hospital in their most recent assault on organizations fighting Ebola. The city of Butembo in North Kivu province is at… Read more »
Ebola Centres Come Under Attack in DR Congo
Militants have attacked another hospital in North Kivu Province on Saturday. This after gunmen in Butembo attacked a hospital and killed Dr Richard Mouzoko, an epidemiologist from Cameroon who was working on containing the Ebola outbreak in the region.
A caretaker already cured from Ebola is seen carrying a four day old baby suspected of having ebola, into a MSF supported Ebola Treatment Centre(ETC) in Butembo (file photo).
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Ebola Responder Killed in Attack on the Butembo Hospital
WHO, 19 April 2019
Today, Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist deployed by WHO in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was killed in an… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Doctor Fighting Ebola Outbreak Killed in Attack
VOA, 20 April 2019
A doctor fighting an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed in an attack on an eastern hospital, according to the World Health Organization. Read more »
InFocus
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The World Health Organization reports an increase in the number of Ebola cases. It says there were 72 recorded cases last week, compared to 56 cases the week before. An earlier ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization has said that 65 new confirmed cases was reported in the last seven days, predominantly from Katwa, Mandima, Butembo, and Vuhovi. Read more »
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The UN has said that while Ebola does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern, there is a potential risk of the disease spreading to neighbouring ... Read more »
