BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The World Health Organization chief traveled Saturday to the Congolese province hardest hit by an Ebola outbreak, urging residents to seek treatment and practice safe burials as officials scramble to contain the fatal disease.
Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is received Saturday at Bunia National Airport in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, as he arrives to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak.
A medical team from the Alliance for International Medical Action, an international nongovernmental organization, sets up a treatment center for the Ebola response Friday in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak.
Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands Saturday at the Bunia National Airport in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Speaking on his arrival in Bunia, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on communities to play a central role in fighting the disease.
Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is received Saturday at Bunia National Airport in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, as he arrives to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak.
Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands Saturday at the Bunia National Airport in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
A medical team from the Alliance for International Medical Action, an international nongovernmental organization, sets up a treatment center for the Ebola response Friday in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak.