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Only Gloves Sent as Lone Nurse Faces Ebola Threat

7/13/2026

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  • The government has not sent protective equipment to the district, providing only gloves.
  • Moise Bulabantu, a 38-year-old nurse, is the sole public-health worker for a district of more than 40,000 residents.
  • The equipment shortage leaves Bulabantu and the community at heightened risk while the Ebola outbreak spreads.
  • Ebola has spread to five provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and could soon reach South Sudan.