Why The Ebola Response Is A Success In Goma — But Not Elsewhere In Congo
What's working in this city of 2 million people, and why hasn't it worked in other parts of the country? The outbreak in Congo has now claimed 2,000 lives and is the second biggest in history.
Even at Sunday Mass, you cannot miss the signs of Ebola.
Parishioners at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Goma line up behind buckets to douse their hands with a solution of bleach and water. Then they get in another line where a team of health care workers check their temperature with an infrared thermometer.
The bells from the church tower toll. Girls run around in formal dresses. They flit around posters warning of Ebola symptoms, as the health workers look out at them from behind protective goggles.
This scene was very different a few weeks ago, says Jean Roger Paluku Lula, the
