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EXPLAINED: Ebola hit eastern dr congo desperate for medical aid | Vintage Vibes

Supplies have begun arriving in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern DR Congo (Photo: AFP)

RWAMPARA, DR Congo - At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.

The response is slow to get off the ground in the vast central African country, where its 17th flare-up of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has hit hard-to-reach eastern regions beset for years by armed groups.

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