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Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response
Family says he was beaten and his home was set ablaze after he defended Ebola measures on radio.
- Mourners gathered Wednesday to bury Karondwa, a local UDPS official who was beaten to death at his Butembo home on Sunday after defending government Ebola response efforts on a radio program.
- The attack illustrates deep-seated public mistrust hampering efforts to contain the 17th and deadliest Ebola outbreak, which has recorded over 8,000 cases and nearly 4,000 deaths across the Central African nation.
- Sagesse Kavira, Karondwa's granddaughter, told The Associated Press, "They beat him up and then set the house alight" after he used radio broadcasts to encourage social distancing and handwashing.
- UDPS first federal vice-president Jean-Baptiste Katsongo Lwatswa said the politician's radio appeals angered some residents, while health workers face skepticism and resistance in eastern Congo's conflict-plagued territories.
- The World Health Organization warns the rare Bundibugyo virus lacks approved vaccines or treatments, though clinical trials for potential solutions are currently ongoing in Ituri province.
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Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response
Mourners have gathered to bury a Congolese politician who was beaten to death after defending the government’s Ebola response.
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