Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade
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The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The Rescue
Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years.
This Is What It's Like To Be An Ebola Doctor Under Fire In Congo
Dr. Marie-Roseline Bélizaire says the United Nations is failing to keep its medical workers safe.
After Deadly Attacks On Ebola Responders, WHO Watches Congo Outbreak From Outside
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Margaret Harris, a World Health Organization spokesperson in the Democratic Republic of Congo, about attacks in the country against health workers combating Ebola.
'It Was Unmistakably A Directed Attack': 4 Ebola Workers Killed In Congo
The two overnight assaults on Ebola response teams also injured at least six people, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks come at a pivotal time for the fight against the disease.
This Congolese Doctor Discovered Ebola But Never Got Credit For It — Until Now
Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe first confronted a mysterious, bloody disease in 1976. But credit for the discovery went to Belgian researchers.
Forget About The Tap: A City Of 2 Million Has Virtually No Running Water
Democratic Republic of Congo is the scene of the world's second deadliest Ebola outbreak. But in the city of Goma, some 250 miles from the hot zone, residents have other concerns.
Doctors Without Borders Calls For More Transparency In Distribution Of Ebola Vaccine
The international humanitarian group says the World Health Organization is restricting access to the vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the current outbreak has killed more than 2,100.
In Congo, Ebola Is Just One More Thing To Worry About
For a variety of reasons, the people in eastern Congo are skeptical about the international efforts to quash the Ebola crisis that has claimed 2,000 lives so far.
Why The Ebola Response Is A Success In Goma — But Not Elsewhere In Congo
What's working in this city of 2 million people, and why hasn't it worked in other parts of the country? The outbreak in Congo has now claimed 2,000 lives and is the second biggest in history.