Dr Sila Jakwong'a, Medical Director of the Citadelle Clinic, stands at the entrance to his office in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026
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In Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city’s private clinics are playing a major role in receiving and referring patients, as the population is reluctant to go to public hospitals for fear of contracting the virus
Dr Sila Jakwong'a, Medical Director of the Citadelle Clinic, stands at the entrance to his office in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026
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