5 000 more healthcare workers needed to tackle Ebola in DRC, WHO says
Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread across six provinces, placing severe strain on treatment centres and frontline healthcare staff.” Outbreak spreads beyond the epicentre Fontana said the health ministry in Kinshasa was racing against time to find suitable medical staff in other regions to bring into the Ebola-affected provinces.
Weak health infrastructure hampers response Fontana said that while in the initial stages, most patients admitted to treatment centres came from Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, sick people were now arriving from villages “far beyond” the epicentre.
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