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Suspected Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo top 900 as health workers struggle with aid cuts

As the number of suspected Ebola cases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo passed 900 over the weekend, health workers said that the chaos left by years of fighting and local government failures has been compounded by sweeping cuts to international aid budgets.

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How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger

Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displacement. International aid cuts have weakened health facilities. Local communities are angry, complicating efforts to control the outbreak. Authorities are implementing new burial protocols and increasing security.

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‘Devastating set of emergencies’ are converging in Congo amid Ebola outbreak

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With Ebola, we need to learn from past failures

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Attacks on Ebola treatment centers are one of several problems affecting Congo's outbreak response

In the Eastern Congo, a troubling surge of Ebola is compounded by deliberate attacks on medical facilities, igniting frustration among the populace after years of conflict and state neglect. Aid reductions have crippled healthcare systems, and the Bundibugyo strain poses a unique challenge without any available vaccine.

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Suspected Ebola cases surpass 900 as treatment centre attacks hinder Congo response

Officials say a ‘devastating set of emergencies’ are converging at the epicentre of the outbreak

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Ebola Response Efforts in Africa Threatened by US Aid Cuts, Experts Warn

Ebola remains one of the world's most dangerous infectious diseases, with outbreaks in Central and East Africa repeatedly straining already fragile healthcare systems. And with the recent cuts to United States foreign aid, public health experts are raising concerns that could weaken Ebola surveillance and response efforts in parts of…

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'Francophonie of the people': Juliana Lumumba's vision for the French-speaking world

As the daughter of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, Juliana Lumumba carries one of Africa’s most powerful political names. Now, the former culture minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo wants to use that legacy to reshape the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), the world’s main French-speaking body.

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The week in pictures: Ebola outbreak in Africa, Putin in China and Cannes Film Festival mermaids

The Ebola outbreak spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, Japanese actress Arisa Sasaki dresses as a mermaid for the Cannes Film Festival and Gaza flotilla activists are humiliated by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir. Here is…

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India dispatches first tranche of urgent medical supplies in wake of Ebola health emergency

India has dispatched its first shipment of medical supplies and protective kits to the African Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention in response to the emerging Ebola public health emergency.

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Three Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo as outbreak continues to spread

The volunteers were among the first named victims of the epidemic, which is being driven by the rare Bundibugyo virus.

The Economic Times

India issues advisory, warns against travel to parts of Africa as WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has also officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo strain Ebola virus disease affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health…

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