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North Kivu

We see a close up of a man, who visits the new MSF (Doctors Without Borders) Ebola treatment centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Scientists say Ebola is no longer incurable

August 13, 2019
Health & Medicine

Doctors from Democratic Republic of Congo want to prioritize two new treatments made from Ebola antibodies while dropping the use of other, less effective treatments.

Scientists say Ebola is no longer incurable
A man in medical scrubs writes onto a wooden cross

DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change?

July 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change?
A man sits while getting his temperature checked.

'No place for complacency' as Ebola detected in eastern DR Congo

July 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
'No place for complacency' as Ebola detected in eastern DR Congo

New Crisis in Congo

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Global Politics
New Crisis in Congo

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