Health chief lands in DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak fears

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in Kinshasa (AP)

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has arrived in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region.

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters upon his arrival in Kinshasa: “To come here is to really show to the community that they’re not alone.