A 9-year-old Congolese girl who tested positive for Ebola in neighbouring Uganda has died, officials said Friday, as the World Health Organization said that the outbreak has neared 3,000 cases.
The young girl's body will be repatriated with her mother back to Congo for a funeral, according to Dr. Eddy Kasenda, Ebola representative in the Congolese border town of Kasindi.
"We are finalizing the administrative formalities so that the body is repatriated and buried here in Congo, her native country," said Kasenda.
"We are collaborating with the health services of neighboring Uganda and we will strengthen the sanitary measures here in Kasindi."
"Building trust with the community doesn't just mean dialogue with the affected population. It means working with the community to adapt the response and address the overall needs they are facing inside and outside of the Ebola outbreak."