DRC to announce Ebola end
24 July, 2018 will mark 42 days
since the last patient with Ebola was identified in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC).
If no other cases of the Ebola
virus disease are identified, the DRC Ministry of Health will announce the
official end of the outbreak on Wednesday 25 July.
This announcement will come as a
huge relief to the people living in the affected region as well as local and
international responders. However, even after this important milestone is
passed, this Ebola outbreak is a reminder of the persistent vulnerabilities
that remain in the DRC and in many other parts of the world where weak health
infrastructure leaves communities vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks.
Red Cross experts and responders
are available to talk about this Ebola response, and to discuss the work that
is still needed to prepare for and prevent future disease outbreaks.
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