WHO Director-General concludes New Year visit to Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Resource for Infection Control (NRIC)

WHO Director-General concludes New Year visit to Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo



(31 December 2018 - 2 January 2019) WHO Director-General concludes New Year visit to Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the main challenges are the security environment, pockets of mistrust among affected populations, and poor infection prevention and control in many public and private health facilities. Under the government’s leadership and working collaboratively with UN and NGO partners, WHO is committed to addressing these challenges and ending the outbreak