COVID-19 adds to DR Congo’s multiple health crises
The healthcare system in one of the world’s poorest countries is struggling to treat cholera, measles, ebola – and now coronavirus.
13 Apr 2020
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The healthcare system in one of the world’s poorest countries is struggling to treat cholera, measles, ebola – and now coronavirus.
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