Conflict, health gaps fuel DRC's Ebola surge

Conflict, health gaps fuel DRC's Ebola surge

Deaths from the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo have crossed the 2,000 mark. Officials have described the outbreak as the fastest spreading in the country’s history, blaming the rapid rates of infection on late detection and insecurity. The confirmation makes it the second most deadly outbreak, behind the 2018-2020 one which killed 2,300 people. Over 4,300 infections have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared in May. We hear from the World Health Organisation on containment measures.

And as extreme weather patterns including flooding and heatwaves become more frequent, we look at some of the skills you need to survive.

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Bella Twine, Victor Chege, Keikantse Shumba and Ayuba Iliya Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Technical Producer: David Kinyanjui Editors: Rhoda Odhiambo and Maryam Abdalla

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