More than 223 people are suspected to have died from the outbreak in DRC and Uganda. The World Health Organization has warned the epidemic will get worse before it gets better.

The Christian aid group Samaritan’s Purse hopes within a to open a 50-bed Ebola treatment centre in the area of the outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, its president told Reuters.

Tanzania has conducted a rapid assessment of proximity and interaction with outbreak areas in Congo and Uganda to identify regions at highest risk and take appropriate measures.

The devastating deaths and the decimation of jobs and livelihoods brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic will live in our collective memory for generations to come.The response of the Uhuru Kenyatta administration was at first sluggish but revved up with the draconian and unforgettable curfews,

Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are also having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients as the virus spreads rapidly.