No boots, masks running out: why Congo’s Ebola medics are exposed
By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby, Olivia Le Poidevin and Aaron Ross NAIROBI/LONDON/GENEVA, June 9 (Reuters) - Nearly a month into one of the world’s largest ever Ebola outbreaks, medics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to secure basic equipment to stay safe and prevent further spread of the disease,
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'Rare, Untreatable Strain' - Ebola Toll Mounts in Eastern DR Congo
The top UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in Ituri province - the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak - for a three-day assessment visit, as the confirmed case count reaches 515 across three eastern provinces.
Congo Ebola contact tracing is below target but has improved, WHO says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 9 (Reuters) - Efforts to trace contacts in the Democratic Republic of Congo to try to contain the country's Ebola outbreak have improved but are below target, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens, may be hitting hundreds more, Africa's CDC says
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
Congo’s Ebola resurgence sparks fears of a repeat of 2018’s deadly confusion in Beni
The second-biggest outbreak of Ebola in history took place in Congo’s North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, with some cases in neighboring Uganda between 2018-2020.
WHO's Tedros says Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola
The director-general of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Uganda should reconsider its decision to close its border with Democratic Republic of Congo