Donncha O’Callaghan: Congo shows us what it takes to beat a virus

It was two years ago that Ebola in the DRC was at its height. We can learn lessons from how it tackled the outbreak, writes former Munster and Ireland rugby star Donncha O’Callaghan.

Unicef ambassador Donncha O’Callaghan visiting an Ebola treatment centre in the DRC last year

It was one year ago that Ebola in the DRC was at its height. We can learn lessons from how it tackled the outbreak, writes former Munster and Ireland rugby star Donncha O’Callaghan.

Nearly two years ago a deadly ebola outbreak hit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An official announcement is expected in the coming days to declare the terrifying outbreak — which claimed more than 2,000 lives and infected 975 children — finally over.