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Ebola: Private clinics on front line as patients shun public hospitals

13 Jun 2026, 11:26 GMT By editorial@africanews.com
Ebola: Private clinics on front line as patients shun public hospitals
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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