As of May 30, 263 confirmed Ebola cases have ​been reported in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo and Uganda, the ​director-general of the Africa ⁠Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya said.

More than 1,100 suspected cases ‌are being investigated, and 43 people are confirmed to ‌have died as a ‌result ⁠of the rare Bundibugyo strain of ⁠Ebola, Mr. Kaseya said in an FT op-ed published on Sunday (May 31, 2026).

Here are a few ​other details:

* Mr. Kesaya ‌said national incident systems must be activated rapidly, and investments in pandemic preparedness must become permanent

* International ‌partners play an essential ​role, but their support matters most when it aligns with ⁠strategies that are built by African institutions and African governments, he ‌said

* The Ebola outbreak — the 17th in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the third-largest since Ebola was discovered half a century ago — is outpacing the global ‌response

* Health officials and aid workers ​say they lack even basic supplies such as masks after ⁠the outbreak spread was undetected for weeks

* ⁠The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak in the ‌DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern