Q&A: Why humanitarian aid is crucial to stopping the Ebola outbreak
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is unfolding against the backdrop of one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises.
- Conflict involving armed groups and intercommunal violence has displaced large numbers of people, while insecurity has made it difficult for health workers to reach many communities, particularly camps for internally displaced people (IDPs).
- Officials say the lack of access is hampering case detection, contact tracing and treatment, while communities that have long been deprived of basic servic
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- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is unfolding against the backdrop of one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises.
- Conflict involving armed groups and intercommunal violence has displaced large numbers of people, while insecurity has made it difficult for health workers to reach many communities, particularly camps for internally displaced people (IDPs).
- Officials say the lack of access is hampering case detection, contact tracing and treatment, while communities that have long been deprived of basic servic
Sources: Al Jazeera