Ebola Treatment Hospital Burned Down in DRC Amid Outbreak The latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed numerous lives and sparked widespread fear, but it's not just the virus itself that poses a threat to public health.
The recent torching of an Ebola treatment hospital highlights the insidious role of misinformation and mistrust in exacerbating the outbreak.
Protests turned violent in the affected region, with residents disputing the official diagnosis of Ebola related deaths and demanding custody of the bodies instead.