Democratic Republic Congo News News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation
A radio show in Congo is trying to battle misinformation around an ongoing Ebola outbreak. Radio Télévision Mont Bleu station in Bunia has launched a program that has become a vital tool to win over ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: In Congo, doctors face Ebola with little protection: "We live with fear"
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.
A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo reach 282
The outbreak remains focused in the country’s eastern Ituri province, where 264 of the cases have been recorded, the ministry of health said.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Health workers struggle to contain Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "catching up" with the spread of the virus. But health officials warn the crisis is far ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Red Cross volunteers at the heart of the response in Bunia
On 15 May 2026, authorities declared a new Ebola outbreak across several health zones in Ituri Province, in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak is unfolding in a region ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo
In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the ill ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: DR Congo's traditional healers on Ebola front line
In her garden, traditional healer Mariam Kabika looked for ingredients for a concoction to treat Ebola, a deadly virus spreading in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "I'm looking for ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe
There are currently no approved drugs that target Bundibugyo - the species of Ebola responsible for this outbreak.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: American contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, CDC says
A medical group says an American doctor tested positive after being exposed while treating patients.