Threats By Text, A Mob Outside The Door: What Health Workers Face In The Ebola Zone
... and why it's prompting a radical rethink of the Ebola strategy in Congo.
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Why Health Workers In The Ebola Hot Zone Are Threatening To Strike
Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.
The Doctor Killed In Friday's Ebola Attack Was Dedicated ... But Also Afraid
Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just four weeks ago – and was increasingly worried about his safety.
U.S. Government Beefs Up Presence Near Congo's Ebola Epicenter
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dispatching a dozen additional staff and sending some of them closer to the area of the outbreak.
1 Killed In Latest Attack On Ebola Treatment Center In Congo
An Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been attacked for a second time in the past month, as the country deals with one of the largest outbreaks of the epidemic in history.
Why Doctors Without Borders Is Suspending Work In The Ebola Epicenter In Congo
After two fiery attacks on its treatment centers in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the medical charity is putting its operations there on hold — and rethinking its role.
Why Does Ebola Keep Spreading In Congo? Here's A Major Clue
Responders are zeroing in on an important source of new infections in the towns of Katwa and Butembo.
American Flown To Nebraska After Possible Ebola Exposure
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is monitoring an American health care worker who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus after treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Health Of The World In 2018, By The Numbers
There is cause for optimism — and for despair. One statistic is so distressing that the Red Cross calls it "a hideous milestone for the 21st century."
Ebola Treatment Trials Launched In Democratic Republic Of The Congo Amid Outbreak
The virus has killed at least 240 people in the past four months, and it has shown no signs of abating. But the new trials may help end future outbreaks sooner.