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First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC

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Kat Lay, Global health correspondent and Prosper Heri in Bunia
First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun clinical trials for two new Ebola treatments in the Ituri region. The rapid deployment of these trials comes as the country faces a severe outbreak with hundreds of confirmed deaths.

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Ebola survivor Mireille Kahindo, 35, a nurse, holds her 16-month-old son, Micky Paul, as she is discharged from hospital on 16 June. Ebola survivor Mireille Kahindo, 35, a nurse, holds her 16-month-old son, Micky Paul, as she is discharged from hospital on 16 June. Global health First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates

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