Congo Ebola Outbreak: Financial Oversight Takes Priority as Distrust Grows

Ebola is reviving suspicions of profiteering in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where distrust over how response money is handled is undermining the community cooperation needed to contain the world’s fastest-growing outbreak.

By Jason Gale

Ebola in DRC: Deadliest outbreak on record ‘outpacing the response’

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome WHO Spokesperson Tarik Jašarević. His central concern is that we do not yet know where all the places the Ebola virus is circulating: infected people remain outside treatment centres, transmission chains go undetected, and patients who seek care too late face much poorer chances of survival. Conflict, population mobility and other humanitarian pressures make surveillance more difficult, but community engagement is equally crucial. Without trust and cooperation...

By FRANCE24

DRC authorities warn Ebola outbreak is worst to date and yet to peak

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the country’s history, surpassing the devastating 2018–2020 epidemic even as health authorities warn that the current outbreak is yet to reach its peak.

By RFI

Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history leaves 2,300 dead in Congo

The World Health Organization has said the current Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest on record.

WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months

Airtel eyes wider satellite rollout after Congo debut

Airtel Africa launches Starlink Mobile in DRC, planning wider satellite-to-mobile rollout across the continent to boost connectivity in remote areas. Read More: https://punchng.com/airtel-eyes-wider-satellite-rollout-after-congo-debut/

By Punch Newspapers