Healthcare workers strike over unpaid wages amid Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
In eastern Congo, where a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak is underway, healthcare workers are on strike over unpaid wages and poor equipment.
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Suspected Ebola patient in Brazil tests negative
One of the two men isolated in Brazil after exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms has tested negative for the disease.
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The warning: Ebola deeply worrying in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Doctors Without Borders warns
With more than 1,000 suspected cases and the rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the situation is "deeply worrying," Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns.
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WHO chief arrives at epicenter of Ebola outbreak in Ituri region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in the Ebola-affected Ituri region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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WHO chief on site in severely Ebola-hit DRC
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is meeting health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to discuss measures to stop the Ebola outbreak.
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On the ground in the Congo-Kinshasa Ebola outbreak: Risk of spread
The Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa is growing. The spread of the deadly virus has likely been going on under the radar for a long time. "At least several weeks, probably months," says Esther Sterk, who is on site in Congo-Kinshasa for Doctors Without Borders, to TT.
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Over 60 dead in Ebola outbreak spreading across the border into Uganda
More than 60 people have died in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The infection appears to have spread to neighboring Uganda, where a first death has been confirmed.
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