World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's plane landed in the capital Kinsasha on Thursday evening. He is set on Friday to travel to Ituri Province in the northeastern DRC, the epidemic's epicenter.
"That thing can be stopped," Tedros said, adding that the WHO did not support travel bans to combat the outbreak because they "don't help much".
"Together, we will overcome this outbreak," he said earlier, vowing to do "everything in my power to help you."
Red Cross workers disinfect after handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the Center Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune of Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. Photo by Reuters
The WHO has recorded 10 confirmed and 223 suspected Ebola deaths in the DRC since the outbreak was declared on May 15, out of more than 1,000 confirmed and suspected cases, according to its latest figures up to May 24.
