Aid organizations and the WHO are planning centers and providing updates in Ituri Province, DRC, amid a public health emergency.
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What happened
Aid organizations and the WHO are planning centers and providing updates in Ituri Province, DRC, amid a public health emergency.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The World Health Organization and Canadian Red Cross declare outbreaks and deploy aid workers to Bunia, DRC.Sub-event
- WHO issues travel bans in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, DRC.Sub-event
Aid groups like Samaritan's Purse are responding to the outbreak and planning centers in Ituri Province.1 source
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The entities involved
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Bunia
Bunia is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the capital of the province of Ituri.
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World Health Organization
United Nations agency concerned with international public health
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