Kasenyi, République démocratique du Congo – A la frontière entre la RDC et l’Ouganda, Kasenyi est un point de passage stratégique. Chaque jour, les mouvements de population entre les deux pays favorisent les échanges com…
Read moreWeeks before the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri Province, Dr Yves Tibamwenda, Medical Director of Bunia University Hospital, began to suspect that something was not right. More and more patients were presenting with high fevers, and there was a higher number of deaths than usual. He and his staff did not know yet that they were already on the frontline of an Ebola outbreak, and vital infection prevention and control (IPC) measures had not yet been stepped up.
Read moreKinshasa - À l’occasion de la 16ᵉ édition de la Semaine africaine de la vaccination (SAV), célébrée chaque année durant la dernière semaine d’avril, la République démocratique du Congo a lancé une série d’activités visan…
Read moreBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—When the Ebola outbreak was declared in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 15 May 2026, health teams rapidly mobilized to detect cases, care for patients and…
Read moreLéonard Djombo still remembers the first weeks of the Ebola disease outbreak in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Today, he works with families as a community volunteer in Kigonze, a settlement for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province. From the earliest days of the outbreak, he engaged with residents to answer the many questions raised by the disease.
Read moreIn Bunia's Kigonze displacement camp in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners trained community members in infection prevention and control to strengthen preparedness against the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. After three days of theory, twelve community representatives put their skills to the test in a hands-on simulation covering handwashing, PPE use and home disinfection.
Read moreIn Sota, a remote rural health facility in Ituri province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO teams are rapidly transforming a modest clinic into a frontline Ebola isolation and treatment site while keeping everyday care running. Setting up an intensive-care tent, upgrading sanitation, strengthening infection prevention and engaging communities, the effort shows why bringing the Ebola response closer to affected populations is critical.
Read moreBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Behind the blue walls of Bunia Central Prison, where more than 2000 inmates live in close quarters, an Ebola isolation and care unit has been established to provide safe clinical c…
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