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The World Health Organization announced on Sunday that mobilization of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Benin in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been resumed after a brief suspension due to armed conflicts. WHO). "On Sunday, all activities were restored, including vaccination," the WHO statement said.
On Saturday, the Congolese Health Ministry announced that the fight against the Ebola epidemic in Beni was suspended after an armed clash last day, "a few meters away from an emergency operations center and hotels with multiple teams housed".
On Friday night, United Nations Congolese (MONUSCO) United Nations peacekeepers denied a new assault on the DRC in the Boiken area of ADF at the northern entrance to Benghazi, "after several hours of clashes," the Congolese Ministry of Health.
According to this Congolese official document, the Allied Democrats (ADF), which has killed hundreds of civilians since 2014 and killed at least seven peacekeepers in a clash this week, wanted to "attack one of the Monusco bases." .
On Sunday, two civilians were killed in an ADF attack in Mukokos, 36 kilometers north of Beni, a civilian source said.
The WHO recalled that sixteen of its staff members had to lead Benin's psychological care to Goma, another district in the east of the DRC. The shell that was not flooded touched the wool they were wearing on a Friday night.
Dr. Michel Yao, Coordinator for the fight against Ebola virus Beni, told AFP on Saturday that he was not injured and he did not know if the shell was from the UN Force camp. Congolese army or rebels.
Since its inception on August 1, an outbreak of Ebola has killed 213 people in Ben.
"The WHO will continue to work with the ministry (Congolese Health) and our partners to end this outbreak of Ebola," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesuss, WHO Director-General. , regretting "the continuing threat to the safety of those who are still working to end it."
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