Also known as: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Dr Ghebreyesus · WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director-General responding to Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC, which has become second-largest outbreak in history.
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Brazil investigates two possible Ebola cases By AFP May 31, 2026 05:51 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the ea …
Brazil investigates two possible Ebola casesCitizen Digital
… (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) Audio By Vocalize UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus landed on Saturday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo province worst-hit by a severe Ebola outbreak, an AFP journalist saw. …
WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR CongoThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHealth workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. …
Outrage over US Ebola facility is more than just a health concernThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHealth workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. …
Doctors say US Ebola quarantine centre to pose biosecurity threat to KenyansThe Standard
… World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in the capital, Kinsasha, late on Thursday, two weeks after the outbreak of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever was declared.He had been due to travel on Friday to Ituri, a remote northeastern province t …
WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo which sees first recoveryCitizen Digital
… WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus fears insecurity in the eastern DR Congo, which has been plagued for three decades by conflict, is making it extremely difficult to contain the outbreak. …
WHO chief heading to Ebola-hit DR CongoCitizen Digital
… "As surveillance efforts have been scaled up in the #DRC #Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Sunday social media post that gave no update on the death …
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chiefCitizen Digital
… WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says transmission within the DRC is spreading rapidly, raising concern among health authorities. …
WHO raises cross-border alert after Uganda confirms three new Ebola casesCitizen Digital
Ebola risk upgraded to 'very high' in DR Congo: WHO chief By AFP May 23, 2026 06:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during …
Ebola risk upgraded to 'very high' in DR Congo: WHO chiefThe Standard
… Situation 'deeply worrisome'WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the situation was "especially challenging" as health workers scramble to catch up with the spread of the virus and track down contacts of everyone thought to be infected, in highly insecure areas. …
Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHOWHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine to test if it offers cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have exceeded 4,000 with 1,850 fatalities.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
WHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine to test if it offers cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have exceeded 4,000 with 1,850 fatalities.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization's Director-General arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for talks with President Felix Tshisekedi as the country's 17th Ebola outbreak spreads at an "exceptional" pace. The outbreak, declared on May 15, has recorded 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The WHO director general has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for meetings with President Felix Tshisekedi as the Ebola epidemic spreads at an "exceptional" pace. The country's 17th Ebola outbreak, declared in May, has recorded 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths, with the Bundibugyo virus variant currently lacking a vaccine or treatment.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached 3,748 confirmed cases with 1,657 deaths and a 44 per cent case fatality rate on its 78th day, now the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. Health authorities report that transmission continues to outpace response efforts despite improvements in contact tracing.
3 August 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 2,473 confirmed cases in DRC (including 999 deaths) and 20 cases in Uganda (including two deaths). The outbreak, concentrated in DRC's mineral-rich Ituri province, faces control challenges due to poverty, violence, and unsafe burial practices that accelerate transmission.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization warned that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 confirmed cases including 796 deaths have been reported since the outbreak was declared two months ago, compared to the 2018-2020 outbreak which took more than 10 months to reach 2,000 cases.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security have maintained stringent travel measures, including a Do Not Board list, for people departing the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola importation during the country's largest recorded outbreak. An American physician infected with the virus while working in the DRC is receiving treatment in Germany.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Scientists have launched EBO-PEP, the first clinical trial evaluating post-exposure prophylaxis with an experimental antiviral pill called obeldesivir for Bundibugyo Ebola, among high-risk contacts including family members and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. If successful, it would become the first proven strategy to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola after exposure.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organisation confirmed that a second American humanitarian worker infected with Ebola's Bundibugyo strain has been transferred to Germany for treatment, ending speculation that Kenya's Nanyuki facility would receive the patient.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
An American Ebola patient has arrived in Germany for treatment, the Berlin health ministry confirmed on Monday. The humanitarian worker had been in Bunia, in the northeastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak is centered.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo since it was declared in mid-May, with 1,561 confirmed cases recorded according to WHO figures. The outbreak has a 32 percent case fatality rate and is concentrated in Ituri province, while two deaths have also been reported in neighbouring Uganda.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 1,561 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, according to World Health Organization figures. The DRC outbreak has a 32 percent case fatality rate and has affected four provinces, with 254 patients recovered and 354 suspected cases under investigation.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak have threatened to strike over unpaid allowances, difficult conditions, and shortages of supplies, risking disruption to contact tracing and patient care. The outbreak has claimed 508 lives from 1,561 confirmed infections, with 75 health workers infected and 17 deaths among medics.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO has announced the start of a trial testing potential treatments for the Bundibugyo virus strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the first patient already enrolled. More than 1,400 cases and 438 deaths have been confirmed in the DRC, and the trial is being coordinated by scientists across institutions in DRC, Belgium, and the UK.
3 July 2026 · Capital News →
The World Health Organization said a case of Marburg virus disease was detected in Uganda during enhanced surveillance for Ebola. The case is a child aged one year and five months in the western Kyegegwa District, and no identified contacts have shown symptoms so far.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An international trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun enrolling patients to evaluate whether a monoclonal antibody called MBP134 and the antiviral drug remdesivir can improve survival for Bundibugyo virus disease, a rare strain of Ebola for which no approved treatment currently exists.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization has officially declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to expedition cruise ship MV Hondius over, after no new cases were reported since May 25, 2026. The outbreak resulted in 13 confirmed cases, including three deaths, with health authorities monitoring more than 650 contacts across 33 countries and territories.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A clinical trial of two potential treatments for the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola has begun in the DR Congo, where 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 confirmed deaths have been recorded. The trial is evaluating the monoclonal antibody MBP134 and the antiviral drug remdesivir, alone and in combination.
2 July 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization reports more than 1,300 excess deaths linked to high temperatures in Europe since 21 June, as temperature records fell across the continent including Germany's 41.7C. France reported around 1,000 more deaths than expected since Wednesday, with deaths disproportionately affecting those aged 65 and over.
29 June 2026 · Capital News →
The World Health Organization chief said the global risk from an Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains low, after France confirmed its first case in a doctor who had returned from the DR Congo. He warned against over-reaction and said there is no need for panic, though he noted that almost 80 health workers have been infected during the outbreak, which has also affected Uganda.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization chief said Wednesday that global risk from an Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo "remains low," after France confirmed its first case in a doctor who had returned from the DR Congo. The WHO chief warned against "over-reaction" and said there is "no need for panic," though he noted the case reminds of risks faced by health workers, of whom almost 80 have been infected.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to begin a clinical trial to evaluate whether the antivirals MBP134 and remdesivir can improve survival among patients infected with Bundibugyo Ebola virus, either when administered individually or in combination. The trial is part of efforts to reduce deaths from the ongoing outbreak that has also spread into neighbouring Uganda.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
The U.S. has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for clinical trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, which has caused over 1,000 cases and more than 250 deaths. The trial data could inform future U.S. regulatory review and potential approval.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The U.S. has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for use in clinical trials and compassionate use to fight an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. The Bundibugyo strain has caused more than 1,000 cases in Congo and more than 250 deaths, with a handful of cases also reported in Uganda.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Serum Institute of India is leading development of a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in response to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo first reported in May 2026, which the WHO has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford and CEPI, uses the same viral vector technology as the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and trial doses are expected in the coming months.
14 June 2026 · Capital News →
Uganda has criticised air travel restrictions imposed by countries including the United States over an Ebola outbreak spilling over from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, calling them "unfair." Uganda has recorded only two deaths out of 19 confirmed cases since mid-May, when the DRC declared an epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus, with more than 676 cases and 136 deaths confirmed in the DRC.
14 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has criticized air travel restrictions imposed by countries including the United States, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates over an Ebola outbreak that has spilled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, calling the blanket restrictions unfair despite Uganda reporting only two deaths among 19 confirmed cases.
13 June 2026 · The Standard →
Researchers are examining events surrounding the funeral of a 44-year-old Congolese pastor, including a damaged coffin during transport to Mongbwalu in Ituri province, as part of investigations into the earliest infection of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
12 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →