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Escalating violence against Ebola responders in DRC threatens containment efforts

The International Red Cross reports 11 violent incidents against medical personnel in the DRC over the last 100 days, including injuries to 12 volunteers and the destruction of an ambulance. This trend of hostility toward health workers complicates containment efforts and risks accelerating the spread of the Ebola outbreak.

Health Policy Watchabout 5 hours agoCDengCredibility 36%View source

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Mosaic Score5.8
Confidence0.9
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.4

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Democratic Republic of Congo
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