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Ebola outbreak in the DRC

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Hippocratic Post

As more cases of Ebola are confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two British experts comment on what is happening and how the virus may be contained. Dr Nicolas Locker, Reader in Virology, at the University of Surrey, said: ‘Only few weeks after confirming the end of an the last Ebola outbreak that started […]

Is there wine in the Congo?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Sarah Wookey

Sarah is about to start her first assignment for MSF, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She blogs about why she decided to sign up, how she’s been preparing, and one very important question… This time a year ago I was an NHS general practitioner in Banbury. In two weeks time I will probably be […]