WHO warns of ‘catastrophic’ Ebola, conflict crisis in DR Congo
Across the border in Uganda, health officials have confirmed seven cases linked to the Congolese outbreak, among them two healthcare workers, and have recorded one confirmed death. WHO cautioned that the virus is spreading to new areas, citing...
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is bracing for what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict,” as a rapidly advancing Ebola outbreak outstrips efforts to contain it in a region already scarred by armed groups, displacement and severe hunger.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Ituri province is unfolding in conditions that undermine basic public health measures, with insecurity, assaults on clinics and constant population movements making it “nearly impossible” to trace contacts and isolate cases. DR Congo has reported nearly 1,000 suspected Ebola cases and more than 220 suspected deaths.
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Across the border in Uganda, health officials have confirmed seven cases linked to the Congolese outbreak, among them two healthcare workers, and have recorded one confirmed death. WHO cautioned that the virus is spreading to new areas, citing evidence of sustained cross-border transmission.
