As it approaches 100 days since the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that communities are not receiving adequate support to contain the disease. This outbreak has become the largest and deadliest in the country’s history, and it continues to spread at an alarming rate within communities who already contend with conflict, violence, displacement, and hunger, among other health emergencies, in their daily lives. Training for health workers and community leaders on case detection, referrals, and infection prevention and control measures must be urgently bolstered within communities affected by the outbreak. Over the past week, deaths due to Ebola disease have been reported at a rate of roughly one every half hour, and since the outbreak began and as of 16 August, national authorities have reported more than 5,000 confirmed cases and over 2,400 deaths.
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