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Congo. ### ### WHO expects the outbreak to last for months at least WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, requiring a coordinated response
Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo. But U.S. aid cuts are complicating the response, according to Congo's Health
Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned
Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response  (WHO) was “a little late” in identifying the deadly Ebola
health emergency of international concern. On Monday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is due to travel to DR Congo, has said the Ebola outbreak is outpacing urgent efforts to scale up a response
response to the Ebola outbreak. He was speaking after [angry relatives set fire to a hospital in the eastern DR Congo](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8p2g8yp8do) after health
Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo
Health Organization](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g-s1-106126/trump-world-health-organization-withdrawal) are having an impact on the current response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement to [NPR on Monday](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda), the State Department said
health workers on Sunday. Neighboring Uganda has also reported nine cases of Ebola and closed its border with Congo seeking to limit its spread. Although more than 20 Ebola outbreaks have taken place in Congo
Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo (DRC) was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak. “Eastern DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response,” WHO Director
health coordinator for the International Rescue Committee in Congo, adding that years of underfunding have weakened the response. The outbreak highlights the effects of the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid. U.S. Secretary
Health workers in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing against the clock tohelp Ebola patients manage their symptoms, as well as keep themselves safe and prevent the risk of spreading
Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo), Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said. The outbreak was declared a public health
Ebola outbreak in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start
response, because if you get this massive distrust in the communities, they're not going to go to the health centers," said Heather Kerr, country director for the International Rescue Committee in Congo. Armed conflict
health authorities confirmed on Monday that an American has developed [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) after being exposed during their work in the [Democratic Republic of Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) (DRC); officials also said that they
Ebola quarantine, isolation or treatment facility in Kenya and barred the admission of individuals exposed to the virus. It also ordered the cabinet secretary for health to make public the agreement details, health and biosafety
Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have set fire to a treatment facility after being prevented from taking the body of a local man, underscoring deep mistrust and anger around