DR Congo short of health workers as it battles 'out-of-control' Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the country is short of staff needed for treatment centres.

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