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The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for money and political commitment to halt the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: With minimal protection, test kits or training, Congo doctors struggle to contain Ebola outbreak
In a remote mining town in Ituri province, doctors, many of them with little or no training, are fighting the Ebola virus.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: The Current Ebola Outbreak Is A Global Threat. A Doctor Explains
The Ebola outbreak has already spread to Uganda and threatens neighboring states such as war-ravaged South Sudan. It is rapidly becoming a major global health threat.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Congo's Ebola outbreak is spiraling, with health workers struggling to contain the virus
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: DRC and WHO reaffirm strong partnership to contain Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect the health and well-being of the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
On May 15, 2026, the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in Ituri Province, affecting three health ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Congo massacre: Hema-Lendu ethnic clashes leave 69 dead in Ituri province
At least 69 people have been killed in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after a fresh surge in ethnic militia violence shook the already volatile Ituri province. The killings, reported by ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Ebola deaths in DR Congo rise to at least 131, Rubio says WHO 'late' to identify outbreak
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen sharply to at least 131 from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said, as the World Health ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Urgent call for an Ebola truce in DR Congo
The current outbreak of Ebola virus disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DR Congo and Uganda is not only a biomedical emergency, but a test of whether global health diplomacy can be made operational ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Ebola returns to Congo as deadly Ituri outbreak claims 65 lives
A fresh Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered alarm across the region after health authorities confirmed hundreds of suspected infections and dozens of deaths in the eastern ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola outbreak; 65 people killed
May 15 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease in the country's eastern region. There have been about 246 cases reported, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: A New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Kills 65 and Sickens Hundreds
On May 15, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease has begun in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province. In previous ...