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WHO urges ceasefire, Uganda shuts DRC Ebola border

5/28/2026

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Tedros Calls Ceasefire

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus urged an immediate ceasefire in the DRC to stop Ebola.
Uganda closed its DRC border, permitting only Ebola response teams and 21-day self-isolation.
WHO warned the closures could push travelers to informal crossings.
After isolation tents in Mongbwalu were burned, the incident resulted in 18 patients fleeing Saturday, seven more fleeing Sunday, and a suspected patient’s death.

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Aid Groups Blame

Aid groups blame recent foreign-aid cuts for severe shortages affecting NGOs.
Donors' pledged $500 million for the outbreak remains mostly pending.
A North Kivu clinic has only two body bags, with staff buying one using personal money.
Medical teams lack essential supplies such as soap, chlorine, masks, gloves and boots.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports Uganda’s West Nile transit sites operate at more than double capacity.

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**Tedros warns outbreak**

The Ebola Bundibugyo strain causes outbreak with no vaccine or treatment.
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Africa CDC says states—Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Zambia—are at risk, while WHO monitors urban clusters and notes global spread risk.

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Tedros Calls Ceasefire

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus urged an immediate ceasefire in the DRC to stop Ebola.
Uganda closed its DRC border, permitting only Ebola response teams and 21-day self-isolation.
WHO warned the closures could push travelers to informal crossings.
After isolation tents in Mongbwalu were burned, the incident resulted in 18 patients fleeing Saturday, seven more fleeing Sunday, and a suspected patient’s death.

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