The UN and its partners continue to support national authorities in scaling up the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to OCHA. In Tshopo Province, the first Ebola treatment centre in the provincial capital Kisangani was opened, a 50-bed facility expanding treatment capacity in a province that continues to report new Ebola cases, with 24 confirmed cases recorded to date. The UN and partners are also strengthening disease surveillance and community engagement in areas at heightened risk of Ebola spreading, including in Ituri Province where OCHA recently brought together more than 120 representatives from the mining sector and local authorities to reinforce awareness and disease monitoring in mining communities. OCHA warns that conflict continues to complicate Ebola response efforts, with recent armed attacks in Haut-Uele and Ituri provinces displacing civilians.
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