Ebola

Africa CDC says over $700 million in Ebola response funds unaccounted for in Congo

Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge

Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

Red Cross workers disinfect Rwampara general hospital in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21.

As Ebola spreads in eastern DR Congo, mothers and children shun vital care

Relatives attending the funeral of an eight-month pregnant Congolese woman, who died of Ebola, and her foetus in Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo on Oct 5.

Kenya Ebola case exposes gaps in border screenings

Staff members work at Nairobi Hospital where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital's physically separate East Wing Isolation Facility, but later died, in Nairobi, Kenya October 7, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after man dies in Nairobi

Health workers attend a training for personnel preparing to reinforce regional Ebola response capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

France to step up Ebola funding in Congo amid resurgence fears, says minister

France allocated €13.4 million (S$19.3 million) to the fight against Ebola between January and July.

Rebel-held eastern Congo records six new Ebola cases

A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) handles sanitary basins at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo species, in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000, government data shows

Government figures showed on Oct 1 that the death toll had risen to 4,018, and confirmed cases had reached 8,300 across seven provinces. Over 2,000 patients have recovered from the disease.

Doctors Without Borders worker contracts Ebola in Congo, evacuated to Netherlands

The aid worker’s infection underscores the risks in an epidemic that has sickened hundreds of medical personnel.

Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says

A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects a desk at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo species, in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

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