Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
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"I urge the child and her mother to go to a health centre, as they risked worsening their health and infecting their relatives."
— Dr Lubambo Maboko Gaston , Academic
"People are not properly informed or sensitised about what is happening. For a certain segment of the population, especially in remote areas, Ebola is an invention by outsiders - it does not exist."
— Luc Malembe , Politician
"If we don't stop the outbreak very soon it will be worse than what we had in West Africa and eastern DRC."
— Jean Kaseya , Executive
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