Jump in new Ebola cases in west Africa

The latest WHO figures show the number of new cases of Ebola have risen in all three of west Africa's worst-hit countries.

MSF Ebola Advocacy Manager, Jon Edwards

MSF Ebola Advocacy Manager, Jon Edwards

The latest World Health Organisation figures show the number of new cases of Ebola have risen in all three of west Africa's worst-hit countries.

 

That's the first weekly increase this year, ending a series of promising declines.

 

Marion Ives spoke to Medecins Sans Frontiers' Ebola Advocacy Manager, Jon Edwards.

 


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