The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that the first two patients treated for Ebola have been discharged from the local treatment centre.
The duo were reportedly treated in the Bulape health zone, Kasai Province before they recovered from the virus.
According to Punch, the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday.
The strengthened clinical care and rapid response measures introduced in the country over the past week, have made their recoveries possible.
Ministry of Health in DR Congo, with assistance from the WHO, Médecins Sans Frontières, ALIMA, and other humanitarian partners have also supported the initiative.
“@MinSanteRDC—with support from @WHO, @MSF, @ALIMA_ORG and other partners—has accelerated response actions to improve the quality of clinical care over the past week.
“Appropriate control measures are being rolled out to curb the spread of the virus, save lives, and end the outbreak as quickly as possible,” WHO posted.
Reports recorded that health authorities in DR Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province on September 4.
The Ebola outbreak, according to Punch, comes at a time when much of Central and West Africa continues to grapple with overlapping health and humanitarian crises, including cholera outbreaks, malnutrition, and displacement.
The last outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the country reportedly affected the north-western Equateur Province in April 2022.
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