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This article states that the Prime Minister declared recently that the Ebola Outbreak is soon to be over with. The article goes on to explain that they have had experience in fighting Ebola in the past and their medical caretakers are performing extremely well. This article relates to the DRC's past run ins with Ebola and how they wil overcome it before other contries.

It has been found out that the outbreak of ebola in the DRC is not connected to the outbreak in West Africa right now.

The main Ebola outbreaks are contained in western Africa. However, there has been a recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been assured that this outbreak will not grow much larger, but the death toll has reached 32.

70 people have died in the northern DRC from an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis but the WHO state that it is not Ebola. It has many of the same symptoms but the death rate is not even close to the rate in West Africa as well as the DRC doesn't share any borders with the countries in West Africa.

This article tells how cases of the Yellow Fever have occurred in The Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were six cases confirmed in a laboratory alone on March 12, 2014. Preliminary outbreak investigations were conducted and at least 116 suspected cases arose. A reactive mass vaccination campaign hopes to vaccinate everyone to minimize the virus.

Frans Viljoen believes that South Africa should have taken the leading role in the fight against the Ebola disease, as opposed to the United States. He states that the US has sent many resources and personnel into Liberia to conquer this outbreak. The most productive contribution made by South Africa was to ensure that a sufficient amount of protective clothing was available to the cause.

This article talks about the AIDS issue in South Africa. This connects to the issue of AIDS addressed in this activity through how AIDS has greatly affected the people of South Africa.

A roadside ad that stated "Tombstones, buy one get one free." This was the essence of AIDS in years as recent as 2008. Now South Africa is one of the most praised countries in Africa with its abilities to fight AIDS, especially during the Ebola virus outbreak.