The Red Cross has launched an “emergency response” to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak.  The outbreak was officially confirmed after the death of a 34-year-old pregnant woman on August 20th in Bulape health zone, followed by the deaths of a nurse and a laboratory technician who treated her. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in coordination with the DRC Red Cross, the Ministry of Health, WHO, and key humanitarian partners, is rapidly intensifying Ebola response efforts. According to a report by FundsforNGOs, the government figures report 28 suspected cases, including 16 deaths,…

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