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"It gives me great satisfaction when I succeed in convincing someone who is suspected of having #Ebola to go to the Ebola Treatment Centre for care. This has no price, just joy"

- Dr Bah, WHO epidemiologist in #DRC🇨🇩

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"We are working seven days a week to stop #Ebola in #DRC. We cannot leave a single case without follow-up. That could start a cluster of cases that can spread the disease even further.”
-Dr Yao, WHO Incident Manager

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"As someone who survived #Ebola, I want everyone to have the chance to survive like I did"

-Dr Mutsunga, Ebola survivor in #DRC

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"What makes me sad is when we are misunderstood or threatened. Sometimes we feel like giving up. But we have a duty to the community. I am Congolese. This is my country. It's my duty to help."

-Dr Mvumbi, WHO #Ebola response epidemiologist in
#DRC

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@OMSRDCONGO @WHOAFRO "They are working for themselves, for their own communities, not for us. Later, when this outbreak is over, they will be able to tell their families that they contributed to stopping the outbreak and they should be proud"

-Dr Keita, #Ebola Response Field Coordinator in #DRC

@OMSRDCONGO @WHOAFRO “We need people to seek treatment for #Ebola early, so they have a better chance of survival.
Night and day, we are here to help them.”

- Dr Efoloko, doctor, @ALIMA_ORG Ebola Treatment Centre in Beni, #DRC

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