Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo
Health care workers in Eastern Congo are urgently working to combat a new Ebola outbreak while facing numerous challenges. New treatment centers are being established, and testing capabilities have significantly improved. However, the ongoing conflict in the region complicates the response to the health crisis.
- ▪Health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing for Ebola in Eastern Congo.
- ▪A 48-year-old woman was one of the first patients at a newly built treatment center, highlighting the urgency of the situation.
- ▪Testing capabilities have increased from 36 samples per day to 372, reducing the time for test results from days to hours.
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new video loaded: Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern CongotranscriptBacktranscriptBattling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern CongoAt the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years of war, the deadly virus is just one of many challenges they’re facing.“We’re at one of four Ebola treatment centers in Bunia. A 48-year-old woman who is a mother of five has arrived here feeling unwell. Doctors are asking her questions, assessing her, before they take her back to test her for Ebola.” Kunihira Kaswera is one of the first patients at this new treatment center, which was built from the ground up less than 24 hours ago.
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