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WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address a worsening Ebola outbreak in Ituri province, where suspected cases have reached 900. He warned of a 'catastrophic collision of disease and conflict' as the outbreak outpaces the response.
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