WHO reports 220 suspected Ebola deaths in DRC, warns outbreak outpacing response-
WHO chief warns of 220 suspected Ebola deaths, urging immediate action as the epidemic outpaces response efforts.
Uganda confirms 2 more cases, taking total to 7.
WHO reports 220 Ebola deaths and 900+ suspected cases in DRC and Uganda, declaring a global health emergency (Bundibugyo strain, third-largest outbreak on record). Response is falling behind; organizations with Central Africa operations or supply chains should activate continuity protocols and reassess regional risk exposure.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a delay in detecting cases means responders were now 'playing catch-up'.
WHO counts 220 Ebola deaths in DRC and Uganda, warning response teams are "playing catch-up" with no approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain. Attacks on health facilities in Ituri and cross-border spillover into Uganda signal a protracted regional emergency with direct operational risk for organizations active in central Africa.
WHO Director-General Tedros warns the Ebola outbreak in DRC (900+ suspected cases, 220 deaths) is "outpacing" containment efforts, with spread now confirmed in Uganda. No approved vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain, and US aid cuts have critically undermined response capacity — raising supply chain and operational risk for any organization with regional presence or global health exposure.
The World Health Organization warned Monday that a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda was outpacing response efforts,…
The spread of one of the world's most feared viruses has left responders 'playing catch-up' in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. #EuropeNews
It comes as health facilities in some of the worst-hit regions are attacked amid ongoing violence.
The WHO warns that the Ebola outbreak in DRC is worsening and calls for urgent action from neighbouring countries to contain the deadly virus.
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate action
There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday raised fresh alarm over the rapidly spreading Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and neighbouring…
The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has also spread beyond the DRC, with neighbouring Uganda recording two additional confirmed cases among…
WHO says Ebola cases outpacing response capacity in Congo and Uganda
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has raised concerns over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…