Kenya: ‘Burden and Loss’ Builds in DR Congo, As Kenya Strengthens Ebola Containment

As Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more resources are needed to fight the disease and feed patients and families, UN agencies said on Friday.

“If we lift the foot off the pedal, the virus will resurge very quickly, will continue to spread to newly affected areas and pose a threat for the country, the region and the world at large,” warned Dr. Catherine Smallwood, World Health Organization (WHO) incident manager in the DRC.

The country remains the epicentre…