Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo
“I encourage a response from the international community that also involves local communities in efforts to save many human lives,” Pope Leo XIV says on DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak.
Pope Leo XIV has called for increased international efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). In his Angelus prayer at St Peter's Square, the Pope emphasized the importance of involving local communities in the response to save many lives. He expressed his prayers for the victims of the epidemic and urged the international community to take action, especially in regions with weak state presence and poor health infrastructure.
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC's history has claimed thousands of lives, primarily in the north and east of the country. Additionally, the Pope expressed his condolences for the victims of a landslide at a gold mine in the Central African Republic, which also killed dozens of people and left many missing.
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