[savethechildren_uk] Goma -- About 15,000 suspected cases have been identified in DRC so far this year which has already surpassed the total number from 2023 [1] and the virus is spreading to other countries in Africa. Authorities, health workers and aid groups are racing against time to curb the spread of the deadly disease in a country already embroiled in a humanitarian crisis and with one of the most fragile healthcare systems in the world.