The director of the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday the Democratic Republic of Congo is in danger of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" fueled by a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak and increasing violence between militias allied with the Hema and the Lendu ethnic groups.
Medical personnel wear protective clothing while disinfecting the area in preparation for the arrival of volunteers during the launch of an Ebola trial vaccination campaign at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala on Feb. 3, 2025.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026WHO director general Tedros Ghebreyesus urges an immediate ceasefire in Congo and warns the ongoing conflict, which has ebbed and flowed for almost 30 years, is hurting efforts to control the Ebola outbreak: “We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling,” he said.
MAY 26, 2026Americans who were exposed to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa will be sent to Kenya for observation and treatment by specially trained Public Health Service officers, the New York Times reported, a stark contrast from those exposed to past Ebola outbreaks and were brought back to the United States to be treated in specialized medical units.
