WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’

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The WHO chief arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo promising that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Ituri province can be stopped. He urged for a cessation of fighting to allow effective medical relief amid the health crisis.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief efforts The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said as he arrived in Kinsasha. Tedros landed in the DRC on Thursday evening and was due on Friday to travel to Ituri province in the north-east, where the epidemic is centred. Continue reading...