In just two months, the current Ebola disease outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has become the third largest, and the fastest growing, Ebola outbreak on record Two months after the Ebola disease outbreak was officially declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there have more than 2,000 confirmed cases and 750 deaths.Continue Reading
Red Cross volunteers buried a six-month-old orphan under strict Ebola protocols in eastern DRC’s Bunia on Friday, as health workers warned that the outbreak in Ituri province is continuing to spread one month after it was officially declared. Footage shows Red Cross teams disinfecting vehicles, putting on protective gear andContinue Reading
More than 2 million forcibly displaced people, including over 320,000 refugees, live in areas at risk in the DRC, where fighting continues alongside the spread of Ebola disease UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the accelerating spread of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic RepublicContinue Reading
A portable biosecure unit has been deployed at an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara. Footage filmed on Saturday shows health workers installing the transparent isolation structure and treating a patient. “It’s a more secure emergency chamber for epidemics,” said Dr Modet Camara, medical officer at ALIMA in Rwampara. “This isContinue Reading
A Caritas-World Food Programme (WFP) health centre has been launched in Goma to shelter and monitor 87 people from high-risk areas placed under precautionary quarantine as the Ebola outbreak spreads across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and beyond. Footage captured on Wednesday shows medical staff preparing and portioning foodContinue Reading
At least 16 people were killed, and five others were reported missing after a series of attacks attributed to the ADF struck several villages in the Beni-Mbau chiefdom in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to local civil society representatives. Residents say the assaults targeted multiple locations, including a siteContinue Reading
National football team of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held training session in Liege on Tuesday, ahead of a friendly match against Denmark. The Leopards continue preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup while remaining under health-related restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo. During theContinue Reading
