Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo
The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 1,000, making it the fastest-spreading instance of the virus on record. Health officials are warning of a critical lack of vaccines, medicine, and funding to contain the crisis.
Why it matters
The rapid escalation of this outbreak poses a significant threat to regional stability and highlights global health inequality in resource distribution.
Head of Africa’s disease control body says “we must act now” to prevent “worst outbreak the world has ever documented”.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A doctor administers serum to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 13, 2026 [AFP] By AP and Reuters Published On 22 Jul 2026 22 Jul 2026 The death toll from the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the fastest spreading outbreak of the virus ever recorded, has surged above 1,000.
Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a health conference in Ghana on Wednesday that 1,031 deaths have been confirmed since the emergence of the Bundibugyo strain of the virus in May.
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