Ebola contact tracing 'nearly impossible' due to continuing clashes in DRC, WHO chief says
The WHO director-general has warned that ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is making it nearly impossible to contain a new Ebola outbreak. Attacks on health facilities and mass displacement are severely hindering contact tracing efforts for the deadly virus.
Why it matters
The intersection of regional violence and a high-mortality disease outbreak creates a significant humanitarian crisis that threatens to spread if containment efforts fail.
Ebola contact tracing 'nearly impossible' due to continuing clashes in DRC, WHO chief says | The National
The article focuses on humanitarian concerns and statements from international health officials without injecting political commentary.
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