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Incredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centre

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 29, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Incredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centre

Healthcare workers sang and danced at the Ebola treatment centre in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after its last patient made a full recovery and left. The Doctors Without Borders-run centre was where the latest Ebola outbreak began.

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