Via 7sur7.cd: North Kivu / Ebola fight: Army deploys on the ground to raise awareness. The Google translation:
The 34th Military Region (North Kivu) is urging its troops to join the response to Ebola Virus Disease in eastern DRC to fight in all sectors "this real threat to the homeland".
General Ilunga Mpeko Edmond, commander of the 34th Military Region, made a descent with some of his units at checkpoints at Goma entrances in Nyiragongo-Kanyaruchinya and Sake-Mubambiro on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, in order to demonstrate example, on the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the fight against this epidemic.
"Just as the military is fighting against the armed groups, it is good for the military and their family members to join the coordination of the fight against Ebola, so that we deal with this threat as such. In the army we have an oath: Never betray the Congo! And the one who does not respect hygiene measures or who does not contribute to the fight against Ebola, betrays the Congo, which is not good," said General Ilunga.
Unlike armed groups, he said that Ebola will not be fought with weapons, but rather with the rules dictated by health workers.
"We fight against armed groups through the use of weapons and sometimes dialogue, but here we want to ask the military community to fight Ebola in one way or another by respecting hygiene measures. It is a small gesture but useful for our safety and that of our populations," he insisted.
