Ebola in DR Congo: Six-year-old 'doing well' after armed men took her from hospital

Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

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On Wednesday, Dr Lubambo Maboko Gaston said that a girl and her mother had been taken by "very angry" men from a hospital in the eastern city of Butembo, two days previously.

It is unclear whether the men were known to the child, but suspicion and fear surrounding Ebola treatment centres have been rife during the current outbreak.

On Friday, Gaston said the child and mother had turned up at an Ebola treatment centre roughly 18km (11 miles) from Butembo.

"Her condition is currently considered stable," Dr Gaston said of the child.