As the Ebola epidemic continues to spread throughout northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières teams on the ground are scaling up patient care activity while they still struggle to gain control of the outbreak.
Our staff and patients endure extreme difficulties in the fight against this deadly disease, so when a patient is cured, it’s incredibly special. Below is an inspiring moment of celebration after a patient finds out she no longer has Ebola DNA in her bloodstream and is cured: