Tag: DR Congo
Ebola-hit DR Congo faces ‘catastrophic collision’ of disease and conflict, WHO warns
Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health…
Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe – DR Congo governor
The military governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, has likened…
Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre
Police in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo fired shots in the air after angry crowds attempted to…
Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo
Three Red Cross volunteers died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies,…
Ebola risk raised to ‘very high’ in DR Congo
The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been raised from "high"…
Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern…