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Analysis: DRC's deadly, but ignored, measles epidemic
In the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the DRC is trying to tackle a deadly measles outbreak with limited resources.
by Rosebell Kagumire & Freddy Bikioli Bolombo
4 hours ago
In early January, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has passed 6,000. It added that the epidemic, which affected more than 310,000 people since the start of 2019, is the world's largest and fastest moving. According to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), three-quarters of those who have died are children...
Analysis: DRC's deadly, but ignored, measles epidemic
In the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the DRC is trying to tackle a deadly measles outbreak with limited resources.
by Rosebell Kagumire & Freddy Bikioli Bolombo
4 hours ago
In early January, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has passed 6,000. It added that the epidemic, which affected more than 310,000 people since the start of 2019, is the world's largest and fastest moving. According to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), three-quarters of those who have died are children...
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