Congolese Radio Host Who Discussed Ebola Murdered In Home As Authorities Prepare To Introduce New Experimental Vaccine
AFP: Congolese anti-Ebola fighter killed as new vaccine arrives
“A radio host who helped spread the word in the fight against Ebola has been stabbed to death at his home in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday. The motive for the murder in the town of Lwemba in the troubled Ituri region was unknown, but it came as health authorities were set to introduce a new vaccine against the disease in unaffected areas…” (11/3).
Additional coverage of the murder and the new vaccine is available from BBC, CIDRAP News, and DW.
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