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EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 08, Data as of 05 July 2026 | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
18+ hour, 25+ min ago (52+ words) EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 08, Data as of 05 July 2026 WHO | Regional Office for Africa EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 08, Data…...
Ebola Claims 648 Lives In DR Congo As Confirmed Cases Surpass 1, 800
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (283+ words) Fahad Shabbir (@Fahad Shabbir) Published July 11, 2026 | 11: 30 AM KINSHASA, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 11th Jul, 2026) Ebola has claimed the lives of 648 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the number of confirmed cases has risen to 1, 830 as of…...
Ebola risks worsening humanitarian situation in DR Congo: UN
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (361+ words) A deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation in the troubled region, Unicef's east Africa director warned Friday. Rich in precious minerals but riven by decades of conflict, eastern DRC is…...
Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team arrives in Uganda: spokesperson
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (268+ words) At the invitation of Uganda, another Chinese medical expert team recently arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala and has provided services and guidelines for the local outbreak response effort, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a daily press briefing on…...
ANALYSIS | Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (661+ words) Over US$700 million in additional health financing is needed to rapidly contain and prevent a wider regional crisis, write Marvellous Ngundu, Blessing Chipanda and Jakkie Cilliers in ISS Today. The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…...
Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (710+ words) Published on 10 July 2026 in ISS Today The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda presents an urgent public health and development challenge for the Great Lakes region. Although smaller so far than the 2014-2016 West…...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak death toll reaches 600
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (466+ words) T'rkiye has played an active role in launching and sustaining dialogue between Somalia's government and opposition amid constitutional and electoral disputes. Talks began in Mogadishu following initiatives by T'rkiye's National Intelligence Organisation (M'T), with both sides expressing gratitude for Ankara's…...
Why the fight against Ebola is a logistics challenge, not just a medical one
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (462+ words) Medical innovations are only effective if logistical supply chains can reliably reach local communities. When an infectious disease outbreak like Ebola hits the headlines, public attention naturally focuses on vaccines, treatments and frontline responders. We tend to view epidemic control…...
Commissioner HHS Briefing to the PRC Sub-Committee on Refugees, Returnees, IDPs and Migrants on the Humanitarian Situation in Africa
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (690+ words) EXCELLENCIES, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES AND MEMBERS OF THE PRC SUB-COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES, RETURNEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND MIGRANTS, Allow me to begin by thanking you for your presence at this important briefing on the current humanitarian situation in…...
Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 1, 700
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (370+ words) Caliber. Az Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 1, 700 The number of confirmed Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 1, 708, according to government data released on July 8 and cited by Reuters. Authorities said that 580 deaths…...