Tthe organization called for an immediate expansion of testing capacity, an increase in international medical and humanitarian support, and unimpeded access to affected areas

Director-general of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in a post on social media that the region is facing a ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’

Cases in central Africa are rising at an alarming pace, but lessons from past epidemics could help to contain the current spread of infection.

The WHO is investigating 223 suspected Ebola deaths and 906 suspected cases in DR Congo as a vaccine-less Ebola strain spreads across borders, raising fears of a wider regional…

On May 28, 2026, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, sent an open letter to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo before…

The scaling back of development aid has contributed to the inability to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. German organizations are calling for a…

Aid groups warn the response has not kept pace with one of the fastest-spreading outbreaks on record, with 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.

The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.

Tthe organization called for an immediate expansion of testing capacity, an increase in international medical and humanitarian support, and unimpeded access to affected areas

The International Rescue Committee warned that the Ebola virus may have been spreading for up to three months before the first official cases were detected in mid-May.

Medical workers prepare to transfer the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 25, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]