The latest Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst ever recorded in that country, and it's proving especially difficult to curtail. Here, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) tropical medicine advisor Tomas Jensen describes the challenges MSF teams face as they fight to contain the spread of the disease in an area of active conflict.
MSF teams are caring for patients with Ebola, vaccinating and protecting health workers, and reinforcing health services so that people can receive treatment for other conditions without being exposed to the deadly virus.
