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<p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest
in history and the first in a conflict zone. The UK has been a major supporter of
the response since the start, providing funding, technical expertise, and political
support.</p><p> </p><p>The response has been hampered by repeated attacks against
health workers and health facilities. Improving community trust and ownership are
essential to getting the outbreak under control. UK funding supports community engagement
and working with local leaders and religious groups to foster trust and ownership.
It supports efforts to understand community concerns better and feed this understanding
back into the response. Examples include employing people who have recovered from
Ebola to talk to communities about the health care they received as a way to build
community trust in health workers.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and other donors are also
supporting the UN to strengthen security in Ebola affected areas to protect both communities
and response workers.</p>
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