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Ebola treatment hospital burned down in DRC outbreak
Health

Ebola treatment hospital burned down in DRC outbreak

Protesters have set fire to an Ebola treatment hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo as authorities struggle to contain a spreading outbreak. The destruction of medical infrastructure during an active outbreak dramatically worsens containment prospects in one of the world's most under-resourced health systems.

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