Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case
A nurse was killed and another health worker injured during an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This incident is part of a series of violent acts against medical responders that are hindering efforts to contain the country's deadliest Ebola outbreak.
Why it matters
Violence against healthcare workers severely compromises public health responses to lethal epidemics, potentially leading to higher mortality rates and the further spread of disease.
The attack in eastern DR Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A Congolese health worker receives a vaccination in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on October 16, 2026 [Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff , AP and Reuters Published On 26 Oct 2026 26 Oct 2026 A nurse has been killed and another health worker severely injured after they were attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization.
It was the latest in a series of attacks on health workers and responders that authorities say is hampering efforts to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in the world.
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