https://www.dw.com/en/congo-ebola-spread-vaccine/a-78457248
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, often known as the DRC, is facing a crisis. A deadly Ebola outbreak has swept the country, becoming one of the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreaks on record, and putting not only those in the DRC at risk, but those in neighboring countries as well. There are two main reasons the virus has become so deadly: for one, many parts of the DRC are heavily guarded by armed rebel groups, which means not much of anything (food, healthcare, ect.) are getting into those areas. The second reason for this massive outbreak is the fact that this strand of Ebola–Bundibugyo–is a rare strand that does not have a vaccine. The article gets straight to the point, making it an easy read for others to be informed quickly about the happenings of the world. The DRC has been through many struggles over the past decade, specifically with violent, militarized rebel groups. This Ebola outbreak may have the possibility to allow more people to learn about the DRC and the problems that happen within it. But as the death toll rises, the scars that this breakout will leave in the DRC will be detrimental. I think that the DRC’s outbreak is not only going to stretch to other countries, but affect the entire region as a whole. In this outbreak, there are a few different stakeholders. The obvious one is the people of the DRC. They can’t do much in response to the outbreak, so they have to call upon their government. The DRC’s government is relatively poor, so, they’d have to find a way to get power countries involved, which they’ve been able to do. Another stakeholder would be the UN, who seems to have all the power in this scenario. They can choose to put doctors in the DRC to help stop the spread of Ebola, they can choose which doctors, they can choose to not put any doctors in the DRC, they can pull these doctors from the DRC at anytime. Overall, the Ebola outbreak will not only affect the economies and the people of the DRC, but also the economies and the people of neighboring countries. The DRC is most likely going to be even more vulnerable to Rwandan rebel groups than before, and this outbreak is going to leave a lot of political power to said rebel groups. The UN has already begun pulling doctors out of the DRC, leaving the Congolese people with less and less hope.