The Irish Times·4 min read·medium
‘We will all die from Ebola here’: Virus stalks crowded camps in Congo
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Finbarr O’Reilly in Bunia
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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading rapidly through crowded displacement camps in Ituri province. Health workers face significant challenges, including poor sanitary conditions, violence, and a lack of access to medical facilities.
F our deaths happened in just 24 hours. The families were told they needed to bury the bodies themselves. Workers at the morgue were too busy to help. Nineteen people had already died in the camp that month, many more than usual.
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