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Colombia moves to ban female genital mutilation

Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO

In its daily update, the WHO tallied a total of 471 cases and 84 deaths, a hike of 100 cases and 20 deaths from a day earlier.

US to give $49m more for Ebola response as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014 crisis

Congolese children Ibrah Asimwe and Alex Uketi read an advocacy poster as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain outbreak, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/

WHO announces $668 million six-month plan to fight Ebola

So far there have been 381 confirmed cases in Congo and 62 confirmed deaths, according to Africa CDC.

PAHO strengthens Ebola preparedness, prepares shipments for virus detection

The Pan American Health Organisation is working with health ministries in the Americas to strengthen surveillance, testing and infection control.

Ebola patient from Congo travelled to UAE and Uganda: WHO

The outbreak has become one of the most complex Ebola epidemics in recent years.

WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344

A member of the Uganda Red Cross checking the temperature of a parishioner attending a mass on June 3 at the Basilica of the Uganda Martyr near Kampala, Uganda.

Congo reopens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak

FILE PHOTO: Health workers get dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia on May 31.

Congo expands Ebola testing as outbreak’s real scale eludes officials

Irenge Biringanine Prince, a community leader is dressed in protective equipment as she raises awareness among traders at the Alanine market about Ebola prevention and awareness measures in Goma, on May 29, 2026.

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