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WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a PHEIC, following recent developments in the spread of the disease and a lack of funding.
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Ebola outbreaks, which have re-emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have continued to galvanize the regional and global attention. The outbreaks are likely to transcend borders and threaten the global health crisis, especially ensuring

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlights the importance of investing in disease outbreak preparedness to reduce the need for relief funding.
Guardian, the (UK)
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WHO is helping African countries to train community health volunteers on spotting Ebola symptoms and to set up facilities for Ebola diagnosis.
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
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After infecting humans, Ebola could spread between countries bordering the DRC, including Uganda, intensifying the need for DRR measures.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo against health facilities and medical personnel are hindering the country's response capabilities to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
Agence France Presse
Documents and publications

The current outbreak of Ebola in eastern DR Congo, beginning in 2018, emerged in a complex and violent political and security environment. Community-level prevention and outbreak control measures appear to be dependent on public trust in relevant

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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country is still at risk of another Ebola outbreak because of the ongoing epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is therefore still making efforts to improve its preparedness.
Guardian, the (NG)

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