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Category: Health
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DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was declared fewer than three months ago. At least 1,000 of the deaths have occurred in the last three weeks, according to official government data, as the virus continues to spread at an alarming rate. A total of…
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Overcrowding at displacement sites increases Ebola risk in DR Congo: UN
Overcrowding and limited access to basic services in displacement sites are increasing the risk of the spread of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed Ebola cases had been reported in at least 16 sites hosting more than…
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Products worth Rwf2.6bn seized as crackdown on illicit alcohol widens
Authorities seized products worth more than Rwf2.6 billion and imposed fines of nearly Rwf360 million a part of a crackdown on illicit alcohol production and distribution, officials said. In the past two weeks, law enforcement agencies inspected 246 production sites, shut down nearly 110 factories, arrested 56 suspects, according to Peter Karake, the Director General in charge…
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