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Reflections on the end of DRC's longest, deadliest Ebola outbreak

Philip Bidal, 17, and his grandmother, Acii Paulina, who is in her 80s, are refugees from South Sudan living in Palabek Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. They received improved seeds and agricultural training from Lutheran World Relief to help diversify their diet and increase their income. (Photo by Jake Lyell)

Hunger or coronavirus: an impossible choice for refugees in Uganda

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Leonida Nzigire Amani welcomes two community health workers to her home in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that was the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak that began in 2018. The health workers, here making sure children in the home understand proper handwashing hygiene, educate residents in preventative health measures and do contact tracing that allows timely screening of people who may have come in contact with the deadly virus. The health promoters work with the Programme de Promot

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