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Medical teams in Goma face mistrust from relatives of Ebola victims

Al Jazeera Sunday 14 June 2026, 20:23 UTC 1 min read
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Medical teams in Goma face mistrust from relatives of Ebola victims Medical teams in Goma face mistrust from relatives of Ebola victims Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have spiked up to 782. At least 149 people have died from the virus. And as Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani explains from Goma, many people mistrust the government’s medical teams.

Medical teams in Goma face mistrust from relatives of Ebola victims Medical teams in Goma face mistrust from relatives of Ebola victims Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have spiked up to 782. At least 149 people have died from the virus. And as Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani explains from Goma, many people mistrust the government’s medical teams. Published On 14 Jun 2026
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