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WHO Chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity

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WHO Chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity

World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during an event. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, late on Thursday (May 28, 2026) to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of…

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WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’

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WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’

A Red Cross worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects a coffin outside the house of a man who died of Ebola before retrieving his body, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Quartier Shuni 1, a residential sector in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province,…

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