HEALTHJun 25 · 03:30 UTCALLAFRICA

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola in Congo Is Also a Crisis of Trust, Not Just a Health Emergency

The 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was complicated by attacks on treatment centers, resistance to contact tracing, and widespread distrust of responders. A World Health Organization survey revealed only about a third of respondents trusted Ebola responders, highlighting fragile institutional-community relationships.

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