ebola

Working with local officials is a vital part of responding to a health emergency. Luis is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of MSF's response to the Ebola outbreak there.

Luis, an Ebola specialist, blogs about the trail of a potential new vaccine, which could protect health care staff during the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Paul Jawor is a British water and sanitation specialist who has just returned from Equateur province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He explains the challenges faced by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams working in the remote village of Iboko – the frontline of the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

Ebola specialist Luis arrives at the heart of the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he'll be joining the MSF team responding to the crisis...

Ebola expert Luis arrives in Kinshasa to take part in the response to the latest outbreak...

As a new outbreak begins, MSF Ebola specialist Luis returns to the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

"There is a frustration with what people have been through and what people have seen happen to them."

West Africa is just emerging from the most devastating outbreak of Ebola the world has ever witnessed. It truly is a tragedy of unknown proportions with many deaths remaining unaccounted for and many survivors still struggling for survival in communities where medical and other aid cannot reach.

This has been especially trying for Sierra Leoneans, who are trying to rebuild their lives after decades of suffering from repeated disease outbreaks and a brutal civil war between 1991-2002, the scars of which are still evident today.