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As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook up meals to support patients and health workers
- Volunteers in Bunia are cooking and delivering meals to Ebola patients and health workers at the Evangelical Medical Center.
- The meals include porridge, omelets, bread, and sometimes fish with fufu to support patients’ nutrition.
- The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has overwhelmed health facilities amid conflict and food insecurity in the region.
- World Health Organization data show 321 cases and 48 deaths across eastern Congo’s three provinces as of Tuesday.
- UN aid partners warn that funding shortfalls risk slowing meals distribution to those in need.
- Health workers say increased meals are needed as patient numbers rise.
- The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment; care focuses on symptom management.
- The outbreak has spread from initial health zones to multiple others, prompting WHO alerts.
- Uganda closed its border with Congo in response to the outbreak.
- Aid agencies emphasize nutrition as a key support in outbreak response amid security challenges.
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