One Year Later: DRC Ebola Outbreak is the Second-Deadliest in History

Today marks one year since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an Ebola outbreak, and is now considered the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in the history, according to the WHO, topped only by the one in West Africa in 2014. One year later, the fight to contain the outbreak is far from over. This summer… Continue reading One Year Later: DRC Ebola Outbreak is the Second-Deadliest in History

The Ongoing Ebola Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

News of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in western Africa shocked the world and took international media by storm. Despite international efforts to contain the virus, in the largest outbreak of its kind, the virus took the lives of 11,300 people in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Although no stranger to Ebola and the devastating effects the disease can have on… Continue reading The Ongoing Ebola Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo