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01 Apr 21
Measles is once again on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The recent upsurge in cases – more than 13,000 since January 1st – is a major source of concern for MSF. Between 2018 and 2020, the worst measles epidemic ever recorded in DRC tore through the country.
In just two years, more than 460,000 children contracted the disease and nearly 8,000 died from it.
Three-quarters of them were under five.
A worrying increase
At the time, MSF deployed emergency teams in 22 of the 26 provinces, tracking virus hotpots, treating 90,000 patients and vaccinating more than 2.3 million children.
Franck Ngonga/MSF
9-year-old Obulu Solange is being treated for measles at the Bosobolo General Referral Hospital. “I brought her here for proper care as she had redness in her eyes and rashes”, says her mother Onie. ....

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