WHO Says Ebola Response in Congo Gaining Ground Despite Challenges
The WHO highlighted difficulties including weak contact tracing, mistrust in some communities, and the lack of available vaccines and treatments.
After visiting the outbreak’s epicenter in Ituri province, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was encouraged by the cooperation of government officials, health workers, local leaders, and international partners.
“The outbreak had a big head start, and we're still behind, but under the leadership of the government, we are catching up,” he said.
According to WHO figures, 344 confirmed Ebola cases and 60 deaths have been recorded across 24 health zones in three provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda has also reported 15 confirmed cases and one death.
Tedros noted that suspected cases have dropped sharply to 116 from more than 1,000 the previous week, as health teams worked through a backlog of investigations.
The WHO continues to assess the risk as very high at the national level, high regionally, and low globally.
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