GENEVA — The latest Ebola outbreak in Congo presents complex challenges as the virus spreads for the first time in an area where long-running conflict is hampering aid efforts, the regional Africa chief for the International Federation of the Red Cross said Wednesday. Her teams at times limit working hours to reduce security risks after dark, she said, and the dangers are an “important impediment” to aid operations. She pointed to Congo’s previous Ebola outbreak earlier this year in the northwest. Rumour confounds aid workers’ efforts. “Some are thinking that the Ebola response is a scam,” Nafo-Traore said.

Source: National Post September 19, 2018 14:37 UTC