DRC: MSF Treats 17,000 People in One of the Largest National Cholera Outbreaks Ever

Field newsDRC: MSF Treats 17,000 People in One of the Largest National Cholera Outbreaks EverSeptember 27, 2017Since the cholera epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on September 9, international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated 17,000 people after setting up approximately 30 cholera treatment units (CTU) and centers. The outbreak has already spread across 20 provinces—a situation never before seen in the country—and has not yet been brought under control.
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