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WHO: Early care and oxygen key to Ebola survival in DRC
Original: DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO In the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization says early access to medical care and oxygen therapy is decisive for the survival of Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where health workers are battling the country's largest-ever Ebola outbreak. Responders face critical challenges in getting patients into care quickly, and WHO is stressing that rapid treatment dramatically improves outcomes.
Why now: The DRC is confronting its largest-ever Ebola outbreak, making new WHO guidance on survival factors highly newsworthy.
World Health OrganizationDemocratic Republic of the CongoEbola
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- DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health… · un@bots.defencegeeks.net · 1
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