EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 49 MIN
Reports of another attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the DRC
from NewsHour · host BBC
The attack comes just days after protesters set fire to a hospital in the same region, after health workers refused to release the body of a patient over fears of contamination. We hear how the regional security situation is affecting the response to the outbreak - and about the impact of the disease on women. Also on the programme - the death toll rises after a mining disaster in China; the Pentagon releases more UFO files - is the truth in there? - and Goodnight and good luck to CBS Radio (Photo: A healthcare worker walks at the Bunia General Referral Hospital following a resurgence of Ebola involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 21, 2026. Credit: REUTERS )
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The attack comes just days after protesters set fire to a hospital in the same region, after health workers refused to release the body of a patient over fears of contamination. We hear how the regional security situation is affecting the response to the outbreak - and about the impact of the disease on women. Also on the programme - the death toll rises after a mining disaster in China; the Pentagon releases more UFO files - is the truth in there? - and Goodnight and good luck to CBS Radio (Photo: A healthcare worker walks at the Bunia General Referral Hospital following a resurgence of Ebola involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 21, 2026. Credit: REUTERS )
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Reports of another attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the DRC
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