UN PEACEKEEPERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO EPICENTRE OF OUTBREAK AS SUSPECTED CASES HIT HEALTH CENTRES
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“DRC HAS REPORTED 82 CONFIRMED DEATHS IN EBOLA OUTBREAK WITH OVER 200 DEATHS”
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This storyIf your livelihood rotted at a closed border, what would you do first?
Goma sits at the epicenter of one of the world's longest conflicts.
Eastern DRC has seen near-continuous armed conflict since the 1990s. Alain Uaykani reports from Goma — a city on the frontlines — giving firsthand perspective few journalists can offer.
Dr. Githinji Gitahi leads AMREF, Africa's largest health NGO.
As Global CEO of AMREF Health Africa, Dr. Gitahi oversees health programs across 35+ African countries. His expertise in community health systems makes him a leading voice on African public health policy and universal health coverage.
Topic poll · all networksThe UN has 6 official organs. Name all 6!
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General Assembly,Security Council,Secretariat,ICJ,Trusteeship Council,ECOSOC
Topic poll · all networksWhere were the first U.S. cases of the 1918 flu pandemic reported?
- Camp Funston, Fort Riley
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Quantico Marine Base
- Walter Reed Hospital
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Camp Funston, Fort Riley
Ebola wasn't found at the Ebola River — it struck 60 miles away!
In 1976, scientists named the virus after a nearby river in Zaire (now DRC) to avoid stigmatizing the village of Yambuku. Naming diseases after places is now discouraged by WHO to prevent harm to communities.
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