DR Congo president to visit Ebola-hit Ituri as cases top 1,000
Kinshasa, June 23 (IANS) President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi announced Tuesday that he would soon visit Ituri Province, the epicentre of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, to follow up on response efforts. “I will very soon go to Ituri Province, to the very sites of the outbreak, to personally […]
Africa CDC confirms Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
Kinshasa, May 15 (IANS) Health authorities have confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday. Hundreds of suspected cases have been reported in Ituri Province, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Preliminary tests by the National Institute of Biomedical […]
