Confirmed Ebola cases nearly double in days as WHO chief visits DR Congo
WHO's Tedros calls for a community-led fight as a rare Ebola strain spreads rapidly through conflict-hit eastern DRC.
Confirmed Ebola cases nearly double in days as WHO chief visits DR Congo
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WHO chief visits Congo as Ebola cases spread faster than response
The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.
WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Mr Tedros earlier said he will “help” and “listen to” the people facing the worst of the outbreak.
WHO chief arrives in Congo as officials fear Ebola outbreak spread
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Congo as health officials continue to battle a severe Ebola outbreak and misinformation.
WHO chief visits Ebola epicenter in eastern DR Congo
Addressing the public from the epicenter of the DRC Ebola outbreak, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged residents to stay safe during burials of Ebola victims and called on infected people to seek care early.
WHO chief visits Bunia, epicentre of the Ebola outbreak
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is visiting Bunia in the DRC, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to heart of Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30 - The World Health Organisation chief travelled on Saturday to the Congolese province hardest hit by an Ebola outbreak, urging residents to seek treatment and practice safe burials as officials scramble to contain the fatal disease.
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