A health worker speaks to people at the evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026
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The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday after returning from a trip to Bunia, in Ituri province, which is one of the worst hit areas
A health worker speaks to people at the evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026
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