More than 5,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, with over 10,300 confirmed cases in eight of 26 provinces and a case fatality rate of 48.6%, according to government data reported by the BBC; cases have also been confirmed in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, and there is no approved treatment or vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain behind it. BBC News

BBC NewsMore than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreakGovernment data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

With the epicentre in conflict-hit Ituri province, what would make the biggest difference in getting access to affected areas?

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