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WHO Chief Visits DRC Amid 4,053 Ebola Cases, Funding Gap

8/7/2026

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Tedros Arrives Kinshasa

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa after the Ebola outbreak surpassed 4,053 confirmed cases.
Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said 60-70 % of new infections are outside the official contact list, showing contact tracing is failing.
Health authorities expanded Ervebo vaccination in Ituri and North Kivu.
Doctors Without Borders warned the outbreak entered its most dangerous phase, citing 3,973 confirmed cases, 1,801 deaths, and urging expansion of the international response.

Summary

WHO Funding Crisis

WHO received less than half of the Ebola response budget by mid-July after the United States ended a five-year USAID surveillance contract in 2025.
Health workers staged protests over unpaid salaries, noting staffing shortages that hinder isolation and contact-tracing operations.
Armed attacks on hospitals and health teams in eastern Congo disrupted supply lines and limited access to communities.
Aid agencies reported that children suffered high fatality rates in the outbreak.

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Tedros Arrives Kinshasa

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa after the Ebola outbreak surpassed 4,053 confirmed cases.
Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said 60-70 % of new infections are outside the official contact list, showing contact tracing is failing.
Health authorities expanded Ervebo vaccination in Ituri and North Kivu.
Doctors Without Borders warned the outbreak entered its most dangerous phase, citing 3,973 confirmed cases, 1,801 deaths, and urging expansion of the international response.

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