Friday, October 16, 2015

More Than 400 Dead in Southeast Congo Measles Outbreak – U.N.


Reuters, 16/10 16:26 CET

KINSHASA (Reuters) – A measles outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper-mining southeast has killed 428 people and infected about 30,000 since the start of the year, the United Nations said on Friday.

More than 100 deaths and 10,000 additional cases have been recorded since mid-August, when the United Nations committed $2.4 million to fight the outbreak in the former province of Katanga, which was recently divided into four.

Humanitarian groups said the money was not enough and poor roads and health services in the region were hindering vaccination drives. 

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Source: Euronews

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