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'My mother begged me not to go': a Congolese doctor who survived Ebola tells his story

Raymond Kasereka Kamwanga, a 30-year-old doctor from Butembo in the DR Congo, contracted Ebola but survived and now tells fellow residents about the disease to dispel rumours. He faces distrust, threats and, he says, a shortage of funds and protective equipment. A 30-year-old doctor from Butembo in the DR Congo contracted Ebola but survived, and now tells his fellow countrymen about the disease to dispel rumours. He faces distrust and threats, and, in his words, a shortage of funds and protective equipment.

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