WHO reaffirms commitment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Ebola outbreak nears 1 000 cases amid increased violence
(WorldNews Europe)

WHO calls on international community to join urgent push to end outbreak As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1 000 cases amid increased violence, WHO reaffirmed its commitment both to ending the outbreak and working with the government and communities to build resilient health systems. Since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 there have been 993 confirmed and probable cases and 621 deaths in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. `We use words like `cases` and `containment` to be scientific, but behind every number is a person, a family and a community that is suffering,` said Dr...