Tedrosย Adhanomย Ghebreyesus,ย Directorย Generalย ofย theย Worldย Healthย Organizationย (WHO),ย speaksย toย theย mediaย regardingย theย epidemicย ofย Ebolaย andย globalย healthย issuesย duringย aย pres
The World Health Organisation is calling for more support to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is still outpacing response efforts.ย
Theย outbreakย isย theย biggestย everย toย haveย hitย theย DRย Congo,ย despiteย beingย declaredย lessย thanย threeย monthsย ago.ย
As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, the latest government update showed.ย
The outbreak is mostly concentrated in eastern Congoโs remote Ituri province, which accounts for nearly 90% of cases, but cases have also been confirmed in five other provinces.
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it was monitoring over 17,000 potential contacts, with nearly 80% of them being seen daily.
While there are no proven vaccines or treatments, two clinical trials for post-exposure drugs are ongoing in Ituri province as well as two separate vaccine trials in the United Kingdom and Canada.
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