DRC: Populations avoid public hospitals as Ebola virus spreads
Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: June 13, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Health

In Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, private clinics play a major role as the population fears contracting the virus in public hospitals. Authorities ask private clinics to refer suspected cases to the general hospital, but some patients refuse this transfer.
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