Ebola patients flee treatment centres in Congo for food as hunger crisis deepens
Patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing Ebola treatment centers due to severe food shortages and hunger. Humanitarian workers warn that the lack of nutritional support is a critical barrier to containing the virus.
Why it matters
It illustrates how systemic poverty and food insecurity can undermine global health efforts and exacerbate disease outbreaks.
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected almost 900 people, killing more than a quarter of them.
The reporting focuses on humanitarian challenges and public health data without ideological bias.
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