WHO warns that 300,000 children die each year in the DRC

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] Shortly after the end of the ninth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that 300,000 children die each year in the According to the organization, the region suffers from outbreaks of polio and cholera, which can be fought through vaccination and improvement of the basic sanitation system.

In retrospect, the entity evaluated factors such as triggering the alarm as early as possible, working directly with communities at risk, and identifying people in remote areas that have had u n direct contact with infected patients was a key factor for the last Ebola outbreak in Congo to come to an end. In addition, a new experimental vaccine has been used to control the virus in the country – more than 3,000 have been vaccinated.

"This effective response to Ebola should allow the government and partners to ensure that other major epidemics affect the country, such as cholera and polio, can also be targeted," said Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "We must continue to work together, investing in strengthening surveillance and access to health care for the most vulnerable," he concluded.

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