Democratic Republic Congo News » Sankura News Democratic Republic Congo » Sankura » 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 » Sankura » Health: 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 » Sankura » Health: WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency
May 17 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern". The WHO said ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Sankura » Health: 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 » Sankura » Health: 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 » Sankura » Health: Health workers race to contain Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak
WHO declares public health emergency American missionary tests positive Cases confirmed in Uganda, rapid spread seen in DRC Bundibugyo virus strain complicates response No approved vaccine or ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Sankura » Health: Americans may have been exposed in Congo Ebola outbreak
A handful of Americans in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have been exposed to suspected cases of Ebola in an unusually large outbreak there that the WHO has declared to be a public health ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Sankura » Health: 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 » Sankura » Health: With Ebola "spreading rapidly" in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to "very high"
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "spreading rapidly" and now poses a "very high" risk at the national level ...