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Massive Displacement in Eastern DR Congo Poses Health Hazard

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The International Organization for Migration warns massive
   displacement from renewed inter-ethnic fighting in DR Congo's
   Ebola-affected Ituri province poses a serious health hazard.

   At least 160 people were killed during renewed clashes early last month
   between Lendu farmers and Hema herders in Ituri province. U.N. agencies
   report the violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and
   sent more than 7,500 refugees fleeing for their lives into neighboring
   Uganda.

   The International Organization for Migration reports people who have
   fled the frontline of the conflict are living in abysmal conditions
   that create a fertile ground for the spread of disease, most worryingly
   Ebola.

   The latest World Health Organization figures put the number of Ebola
   cases at 2,382, including 1,606 deaths. The bulk of these cases and
   deaths are in conflict-ridden North Kivu province About 10 percent are
   in Ituri.
   

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