Ebola's Eastward March: A Grim Omen for Global Health The Democratic Republic of Congo has long been a ticking time bomb for public health crises.
The latest development – an Ebola outbreak spreading to South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter – serves as a stark reminder of the region's chronic instability and fragile infrastructure.
For months, international attention has focused on the Ebola outbreak in the northwestern part of the country.