00:00Fear of catching Ebola is seeing some residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeast Ituri province avoiding hospitals like
00:09this.
00:09As the death toll from the deadly virus continues to rise, residents in Bunye are not coming here for essential
00:15health care services, including for births and immunizations.
00:201,751 people have died since mid-May.
00:26As of today, we've managed around five or more Ebola cases.
00:29Considering our limited capacity and work conditions, it's been extremely difficult to care for them.
00:34Some of the referred patients lost their lives, which has increased fear in the community and discouraged people from seeking
00:40care at the facility.
00:44UNICEF says the use of essential services has dropped by 42% in the primary outbreak hotspots of Bunye, Mongboa,
00:50Lunisi and Rampoara,
00:51With over 3,800 cases currently, the World Health Organization says the outbreak is spreading faster than its scaled-up
00:58response.
01:01The infection prevention and control kits we receive today will help us strengthen preventative measures.
01:06Until now, many health care workers were afraid because they didn't have adequate personal protective equipment.
01:12Now that we have this, they can provide care with greater confidence and treat patients without fear.
01:18The WHO says new cases have doubled in some hotspots over the past week alone and has called for a
01:24massive scale-up of the response.
01:26On Wednesday, the United States said it had allocated over $242 million in additional funding.
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