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UN warns Ebola response in DRC outpacing, funding set to run out

8/24/2026

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UN Warns Outbreak Surge

UN senior Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis warns the DRC outbreak is outpacing the response.
More than 5,290 infections and 2,516 deaths have been recorded since May 15.
Half of the deaths occurred in the last 20 days, showing rapid acceleration.
UN warns funding will run out in weeks and calls for immediate international aid.

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WHO Supplies Ervebo

The World Health Organization released 16,250 Ervebo doses to Kinshasa on August 22.
Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said over 50,000 more doses are expected early next week.
Twenty thousand doses will support a Phase 3 trial testing Ervebo against the Bundibugyo strain.
Gavi the Vaccine Alliance is funding the Ervebo stockpile used in the DRC response.
Doctors Without Borders warned that community training on case detection and infection control remains insufficient.

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UN Warns Outbreak Surge

UN senior Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis warns the DRC outbreak is outpacing the response.
More than 5,290 infections and 2,516 deaths have been recorded since May 15.
Half of the deaths occurred in the last 20 days, showing rapid acceleration.
UN warns funding will run out in weeks and calls for immediate international aid.

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