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One year after the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, the disease continues to spread, with 2,690 cases and 1,803 deaths, a death rate of 67%. The city of Goma has seen its second death confirmed to be the result of an infection that could result in the first active transmission of the disease in the regional capital, estimated at two million inhabitants.
The IRC is engaged in the prevention and control of infections in the main health centers of Goma, intensifying its activities in the city to curb the spread of the virus.
Andre Heller, director of the Ebola response to the International Rescue Committee, said: "The second confirmed case of Ebola in Goma is very alarming. This epidemic is far from being under control. The IRC is engaged in the prevention and control of infections in the main health centers of Goma, intensifying its activities in the city to curb the spread of the virus here, as we do in D & D Other sensitive areas around Beni and Butembo. "
IRC has been responding to the Ebola epidemic in North Kivu since its declaration last August by working in more than 70 health facilities in Beni, Mabalako, Butembo and Goma, and taking Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). The IRC also deals with the protection of women and children and integrates concerns about Ebola protection into areas where it supports primary health care services.
IRC has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996 to address the humanitarian crisis in the east. Since then, it has become one of the largest providers of humanitarian badistance and post-conflict development, with life-saving programs in the areas of health, economic recovery, protection of women and children and livelihoods.
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