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Congo Is Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Contr
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is short of health workers for Ebola treatment centers, particularly in North Kivu, where cases rose 73% in three weeks, according to the World Health Organization.
The outbreak has spread across seven provinces, with government figures reporting 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths.
World Health Organization representative Belizaire said case and death trends differ by province, declining in some areas while rising in others.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is running out of health personnel to attend to the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak treatment centres in history, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu, where cases have skyrocketed by 73 per cent in three weeks, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday.