Congo Hospital Attacked Amid Ebola

Angry young men stormed Mongbwalu General Hospital>>> in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo>>>, demanding the bodies of their kin, leading to gunfire and patient evacuation. This incident is the third attack on healthcare facilities in a week, highlighting significant challenges in controlling the Ebola outbreak, which the World Health Organization>>> has declared a public health emergency. Previous attacks include the burning of a Médecins Sans Frontières>>> tent and a treatment center in Rwampara, both stemming from public resistance to official burial protocols for Ebola victims. The outbreak, primarily in Democratic Republic of the Congo — Ituri Province>>>, has seen a significant increase in suspected cases, and three volunteers from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies>>> have died, potentially indicating an earlier start to the outbreak.