DRC Ebola response strained a month after WHO declares international emergency (opens original article in a new tab)

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo face severe shortages of personnel, ambulances, and materials in their response to an Ebola outbreak, which has surpassed 800 cases and risks becoming the worst on record. Surveillance systems are strained, with many contacts untraced and resources insufficient.

• Health workers in DRC lack personnel, ambulances, and materials to manage Ebola outbreak
• Over 800 confirmed cases of Bundibugyo strain with risk of becoming worst on record
• Surveillance system under strain with untraced contacts and insufficient resources