- Title: U.N. chief Guterres visits Ebola survivors in Congo
- Date: 1st September 2019
- Summary: MANGINA, BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (SEPTEMBER 1, 2019) (REUTERS) UNITED NATIONS PLANE TAXIING ON RUNWAY MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY MOUNTING GUARD OF HONOUR / SIGN AT THE BACK READING (English): "WELCOME TO BENI" VARIOUS OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, AND OTHER VISITING OFFICIALS (SOUNDBITE) (French) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "I am very happy to be in the territory of Beni today. I could not go ahead without saying that I have met brave people of this magnificent territory and in the midst of a terrible epidemic of Ebola and other health problems such as measles and malaria and cholera, they unfortunately still have to face great insecurity. I wish to reaffirm here today the full support of MONUSCO in the fight against armed groups that spread fear and death. MONUSCO and its partners of the DRC, the Congolese armed forces and the Congolese national police continue to work together to restore peace and security in the region.'' SIGN READING (French): "CENTRE FOR THE TREATMENT OF EBOLA, MANGINA, NORTH KIVU" (SOUNDBITE) (French) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "We are at the epicentre of the crisis of Ebola which hit North Kivu and remains a serious public health threat to the countries and for the region. I support and express my admiration to community engagement and all those who are cured and are now the most important testimony demonstrating that there is a solution to Ebola and the need for everyone who has the symptoms to be treated."
- Embargoed: 15th September 2019 19:35
- Keywords: Ebola Treatment Centre Epidemic Health issues U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Congo visits Ebola centre United Nations
- Location: MANGINA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
- City: MANGINA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
- Country: Congo
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001AUTU3WN
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- Story Text:U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mangina, Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday (September 1) to visit and interact with Ebola survivors.
North Kivu and Ituri are regarded as the hardest hit by the disease, with accessibility and insecurity posing a great challenge in containing the spread of Ebola.
Guterres toured some of the recovery facilities and expressed his admiration for the community coping with the threat of the disease.
It is Congo's tenth Ebola outbreak, but it is the first in the densely forested hillside provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, where militia-led violence and ethnic killing have undermined security in certain areas for decades.
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