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DR Congo facing 'catastrophic collision' of Ebola and war, WHO chief warns

A worshipper has his temperature taken outside a mosque in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
A worshipper has his temperature taken outside a mosque in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 27, 2026 the first day of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. © Glody Murhabazi, AFP

The ongoing conflict between armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has made it harder for health workers to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak, World Health Organization Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.

The World Health Organization chief warned Wednesday that conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak and urged an immediate ceasefire.

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