Eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,700 people, making it the fastest-growing epidemic on record. Health officials cite widespread community transmission, insecurity, funding shortages and delayed contact tracing as major challenges, while treatment trials have begun in the worst-hit Ituri province
An Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo was set on fire by angry youths after authorities stopped them from retrieving the body of a suspected Ebola victim for burial. The incident highlights growing fear, mistrust and resistance to strict health protocols as officials struggle to contain the fast-spreading outbreak
