Nearly 800 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been confirmed infected with Ebola, with approximately a quarter of those cases resulting in death.
Health workers face immense challenges in containing the spread of the deadly virus, but they are also witnessing recoveries that offer a glimmer of hope in the battle against the disease.
BBC correspondent Anne Soy visited Ituri province, the epicenter of the outbreak, to report on the front-line efforts to control the epidemic. New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice daily.