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WHO chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity

DR Congo
The brief
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO...S2
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has killed more than 200 people, can still be contained despite conflict in the country's east. He also urge...S3
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S4
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S5
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S6
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S7
Timeline · newest first
2mos France 24

WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia, in DR Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri P…

2mos Deutsche Welle · 3 reports

WHO chief visits Ebola epicenter in eastern DR Congo

The World Health Organization's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he wanted to discuss the response to the outbreak with local communities in Ituri province. DR Congo has recorded ov…

2mos ABC News

WHO chief lands in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, epicenter of Ebola, as outbreak outpaces response

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in eastern Congo’s Bunia, where a rare type of Ebola is spreading faster than the response

2mos The Guardian

WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe deadly Ebola outbreak in the Dem…

2mos France 24

WHO chief says deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo can be stopped

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has killed more than 200 peo…

2mos Deutsche Welle · 2 reports

WHO chief arrives in Congo amid Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.

2mos Deutsche Welle · 2 reports

WHO chief arrives in DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.

2mos Gulf Times

WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo

UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) yesterday, where authorities are struggling to contain the spread of a deadly Ebo…

WHO chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity

5 outlets 13 reports
The brief
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO...S2
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has killed more than 200 people, can still be contained despite conflict in the country's east. He also urge...S3
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S4
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S5
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S6
  • The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.S7
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Sources · 7 citations

S1 ABC News 2 reports · EN
S2 The Guardian 1 report · EN
S3 France 24 2 reports · EN
S4S5S6S7 Deutsche WelleLead 7 reports · EN
Gulf Times 1 report · EN