WHO chief visits Congo as Ebola outbreak intensifies

May 31, 2026 3:44 AM

WHO chief visits Congo as Ebola outbreak intensifies

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), is visiting Congo amid the country's ongoing Ebola outbreak. "I had the opportunity to meet Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya Nkashama, Governor of Ituri, which is currently the province reporting the highest number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus," Ghebreyesus wrote on X on Saturday. "During our discussions, we agreed that a key priority in responding to the outbreak is st...

WHO chief concerned at speed and scale of Ebola outbreak

May 19, 2026 2:58 PM

WHO chief concerned at speed and scale of Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said he was deeply concerned at the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak, as the number of cases rises. There are at least 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths from Ebola since the new outbreak began, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. That is in addition to one confirmed death and one confirmed case in Kampala, Uganda - among two individuals who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 30 cases being ...