DR Congo-WHO/Ebola Response
DR Congo-WHO/Ebola Response
Dateline : May 21, 2026
Location : Democratic Republic of Congo
Duration : 1'58
Bunia, DR Congo - May 21, 2026 (UNifeed - No access Chinese mainland/Not for sale)
1. Various of medical supplies being unloaded from UN aircraft, being transferred to lorries
2. Various of tents being unboxed, erected; WHO signage being attached to tent
3. Various of hospital grounds; tent wall being unfurled, vehicles with medical supplies; hospital entrance
4. Aerial shot of hospital, surrounding areas
The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing vigorous support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in its response to an outbreak of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo species of the virus.
On Thursday, a UN plane carrying supplies from the WHO arrived in Bunia, one of the affected areas in the country's northeast. Among the provisions were medicines and protective equipment for health workers, as well as tents that were set up outside a local referral hospital to facilitate triage of up to 60 incoming patients.
The response is also aiming to strengthen disease surveillance, contact tracing, clinical preparedness and management, and community engagement.
Urgency is mounting as the the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda spreads rapidly, with more than 900 suspected cases and over 200 suspected deaths, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the WHO warned on Monday.
Addressing a high-level virtual ministerial meeting, Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya said that since the DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak on May 15, a total of 906 suspected cases and 204 probable deaths have been recorded.
A total of 106 cases have been laboratory-confirmed across the two affected countries, including five in Uganda, all linked to imported cases from the DRC, he said.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned over the rapid spread of the outbreak, underscoring the WHO's decision on Friday to upgrade its risk assessment from high to very high at the national level in the DRC.
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, generalized pain or malaise, and in severe cases, internal and external bleeding. According to the WHO, Ebola fatality rates vary depending on the viral subtype.
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Published : 2026-05-26 16:31
Last Modified : 2026-05-26 19:03:34
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