Ebola burial teams face distrust and conflict in eastern DR Congo
Teams working to safely bury Ebola victims are confronting community threats and ongoing rebel conflict as the outbreak spreads.
Burial teams in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to safely bury people who have died during an Ebola outbreak that continues to spread, according to France 24.
The teams face a dangerous public-health mission, with distrust and threats from local communities complicating efforts to conduct safe burials.
The response is also being carried out amid ongoing rebel conflict in the region, adding a security challenge to an already difficult operation.
The available report does not provide figures for cases, deaths or injuries, and does not identify more precise locations or the rate at which the outbreak is spreading.
Safe burial operations remain part of the response as health workers attempt to limit the outbreak’s impact in eastern DR Congo.
