DR Congo: Providing mental health support to Ebola disease patients and their loved ones

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Médecins Sans Frontières In Butembo, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kasoki Zawadi spends her days with her husband, who is being treated for Ebola disease. A plexiglass window separates them, but they can talk to each other. In Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treatment centres, psychological support is available to both patients and their loved ones. In the corridor of Kitatumba's Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, North Kivu province, Kasoki Zawadi sits on a plastic chair facing the window that separates her from her husband, Vi