The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is intensifying efforts and supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government to contain the outbreak of Ebola in the country’s north-eastern Ituri Province.
The UN health agency, in a statement on Tuesday stated that more than 35 experts and first responders from WHO and the Ministry of Health had been deployed to the field.
According to WHO, it has rapidly established and scaled up critical measures to control and halt the spread of the disease.
Following the declaration of the outbreak on May 15, 2026, WHO acted rapidly, delivering 11.5 tonnes of vital medical supplies and equipment within 72 hours.
The supplies were despatched rom facilities in Kinshasa and from its Regional Emergency Hubs in Dakar and Nairobi.
