Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak
Health minister urges people in the country ‘to remain alert’ and continue observing public health measures.
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Staff at DR Congo Ebola centre strike as virus continues spreading
Walkout over late payments comes as public health officials confirm that the virus has reached two more provinces.
Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600
The number of deaths comes as healthcare workers threaten to walk off the job over a delay in payments.
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From: NewsFeed
Healthcare situation in DR Congo improves amidst Ebola crisis
The Ebola virus continues to spread across the DR Congo but local healthcare workers say the situation has improved.
Published On 30 Jun 2026
UN warns Ebola could cost Africa $3.6bn and jobs
The latest Ebola outbreak in DRC has infected 1,307 people and claimed 377 lives since May.
DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths
Outbreak spreads to a fourth province, Haut-Uele, bordering South Sudan and the CAR, according to a media report.
France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo
The patient is in isolation, following strict biosafety protocols to prevent risk of spread in France.
Kenyan court finds minister in contempt over US Ebola site
Health Minister Duale disobeyed an order to halt construction at the proposed facility for infected US nationals, court says.
Catholic nuns from the orphanage where Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, was staying, attend her funeral in Bunia, Congo [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Red Cross workers prepare to bury Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, at the Bigo Cemetery, in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Ebola survivors are discharged from the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Kahindo Mireille Pierrette, an Ebola survivor, centre, poses with her 16-month old baby and health workers after they were declared to have survived Ebola and were discharged from the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Relatives of Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, attend her burial, in Bunia, DR Congo, Friday, June 19, 2026. [Moses Sawasawa/AP]
Relatives of Angele Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, react at the Citadelle Clinic as health workers prepare her body for burial in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Two girls sit at the isolation centre in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Dr Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire, left, regional emergency director for Africa at the World Health Organization (WHO), talks with one of her colleagues in an office in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
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From: NewsFeed
Families storm Ebola treatment centre in DRC, remove patients
Families of suspected Ebola patients in DR Congo stormed a quarantine centre, removing patients.
Published On 20 Jun 2026
From: NewsFeed
Thirty dead at DRC displacement camp as Ebola threat grows
At least 30 people have died since May in the Kigonze displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Published On 19 Jun 2026
