Containment assumes a functioning state. Eastern DRC has an outbreak moving faster than any response can follow.
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict".
While global media fixates on celebrity health scares and wellness trends, eastern DRC confronts a real catastrophe where Ebola spreads unchecked amid armed conflict, yet another reminder that African crises receive attention only when they threaten to cross borders. The international community's sluggish response to this "collision of disease and conflict" exposes the same neglect that allows Congolese musicians and artists to create world-changing culture from regions the world pretends don't exist until disaster strikes.
While global media fixates on celebrity health scares and wellness trends, eastern DRC confronts a real catastrophe where Ebola spreads unchecked amid armed conflict, yet another reminder that African crises receive attention only when they threaten to cross borders. The international community's sluggish response to this "collision of disease and conflict" exposes the same neglect that allows Congolese musicians and artists to create world-changing culture from regions the world pretends don't exist until disaster strikes.
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