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One year after the beginning of the complex epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and 10 days later – "the worrying badertion of the first case in Goma, the largest city in the region where live about two million people "- Herve Viruse, WFP spokesperson, announced that the program" Intensifies preparations for a possible escalation of the epidemic. "
Over the next six months, the program will almost double its food aid and support to 440,000 people infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he said, adding that this would include "contacts mainly with the victims and their families, as well as contacts with confirmed and suspected cases ".
Food distribution helps to contain the disease
S addressing reporters in Geneva, WFP spokesman said that, given the challenges badociated with "finding infected people in the conflict zone in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo , the distribution of food is essential to containment efforts because it helps to reduce travel To spread the disease – and to the vital vaccination campaign. "
Because WFP distributions are made at the locations agreed for people living with Ebola, families receive one week of rations, encouraging them to return to the distribution site where they can also undergo a medical examination at least once. per week for 28 days.
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