Browsing: humanitarian situation in DRC

• In DRC, millions of people remain at risk of anthrax outbreak, a disease that demands the hospitalization of infected patients for better outcomes.
• One case of fatality, 16 suspected cases reported as healthcare infrastructure and transportation remains in dire need.
• WHO notes that anthrax has three forms in humans, all needing prompt medical attention.

The delicate security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could get worse following reports of anthrax outbreak, which threaten to further burden humanitarian response efforts in the war zone.

With insecurity fears escalating, millions of people remain at risk of anthrax outbreak, a disease that demands the hospitalization of infected patients for better outcomes in an area where healthcare infrastructure and transportation is in dire need.

With one reported loss of live, the zone now stares at the risk of plunging into limited humanitarian response even as anthrax outbreak threatens to further cripple …