Africa is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, and this time the continent is meeting it with the most capable response architecture it has ever assembled. The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on 15th May 2026, and both WHO and Africa CDC have classified it as a public health emergency. The…
On 18 August 2026, the Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo met for the second time to reassess the situation, in line with International Health Regulations (2005). The Director-General, considering the advice of the Committee, issued the following updated temporary recommendations for States Parties….
Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we first go to listen. In Bunia, we have met dozens of community representatives: survivors, women, young people, local organisations, health workers and leaders from affected areas. Their message is direct: involve us. We know our communities. We know where families seek care,…
WHO says vaccines for Ebola virus disease being allocated to DRC amid largest outbreak that has killed nearly 2,500. By Anadolu, AP and Reuters Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026 As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles to manage its largest outbreak of the Ebola virus, it is set to receive 70,000…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended prioritising the Ervebo vaccine for testing in a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The vaccine was originally developed to protect against Zaire ebolavirus, the species responsible for the devastating west African epidemic just over a decade ago. It was not designed for the Bundibugyo…
The Democratic Republic of Congo needs to urgently expand its community-led response to Ebola as new infections and deaths continue to outpace efforts to contain the outbreak, the World Health Organization and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said. The DRC had reported 3,973 confirmed cases, 1,801 deaths and 776 recoveries across 51 health…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with stronger early detection, contact follow up, access to care, support for frontline health workers and faster delivery of resources…
Uganda says modern outbreak science has changed what investigators can know. Is it time to rethink the 42-day rule? When Uganda’s Ministry of Health announced on July 28, 2026, that the country had declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, something unusual happened. There was no public congratulatory statement from the World Health Organization’s…
“Act now or pay a much higher price later.” The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has yet to reach its peak, but treatment centres are already at saturation point, with health officials warning that far greater urgency is needed to contain the virus. Since the outbreak was first declared…
The rapid spread of a rare Ebola strain through Central and East Africa is testing local public health authorities and raising concerns about the state of global health security. The proliferation of a rare strain of Ebola known as the Bundibugyo virus in Central and East Africa now constitutes the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record….
