NPR September 10, 2026 • 15:06

'I've never seen anything like this' — A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims - NPR

By Durrie Bouscaren

'I've never seen anything like this' — A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims - NPR

Dr. Rupa Narra is a U.S. pediatrician who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help care for stricken children. Nothing could have prepared her for what she'd face.

An Ebola treatment unit in the city of Butembo, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has 30 beds. Tonight, they're all full.
"I don't know how this is going to slow down," says Dr. Rupa Narr… [+5417 chars]

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