Staff strike at Congo rape hospital accused of tax fraud

Congolese gynaecologist Mukwege delivers a speech during an award ceremony to receive his 2014 Sakharov Prize at the European Parliament in StrasbourgBy Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya KINSHASA (Reuters) – A Congolese hospital renowned for treating war rape victims has had its bank accounts frozen for alleged tax fraud, preventing it from paying its staff and prompting them to go on strike. The Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, run by Dr Denis Mukwege, says it is being unfairly targeted by the authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo. A local rights official said it was being punished for Mukwege's criticism of the government's failure to bring rapists and other rights abusers to justice. …

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Sierra Leone’s Kailahun: from Ebola hotspot to zero infections

Volunteers carry bodies in a centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres for Ebola patients in KailahunBy Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone's Kailahun district has gone from Ebola hotspot with up to 80 infections per week in June to a place with zero new cases in the last three weeks, giving hope to those trying to end the deadly outbreak. Close to Guinea where the West African epidemic began, Sierra Leone's first case appeared in Kailahun in May before spreading from the east, killing more than 2,700 people and leaving more than 9,000 infected. …

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Italian Ebola patient released from hospital in Rome

Italian Doctor Fabrizio waves as he leaves the Spallanzani hospital in RomeBy Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Italy's only Ebola patient is fully recovered and was released from hospital on Friday more than a month after being flown to Rome from Sierra Leone where he worked as a doctor treating others stricken by the disease. The 50-year-old Sicilian man has been identified only by his first name, Fabrizio. He contracted the haemorrhagic virus while working for humanitarian group Emergency during the worst Ebola outbreak on record. …

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