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WHO reports 45 deaths in DRC fighting, warns of disease risks

Date: Jan 30, 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this Thursday that over 2 000 people have been wounded by fighting in and around Congo's city of Goma and 45 people have died, citing unnamed reports.

"There are reports of 2 029 wounded in health facilities and other points of care, and 45 dead across 3 health zones in North Kivu," the United Nations health agency said in a statement.

It also warned that displacement had increased the risk of the spread of diseases like mpox, cholera and measles.


--Reuters--

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