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WHO chief says deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo can be stopped

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), looks on upon his arrival in Kinshasa.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, in Kinshasa on May 28, 2026. © Hardy Bope, AFP

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has killed more than 200 people, can still be contained despite conflict in the country's east. The WHO on Friday announced that one patient was confirmed to have recovered from the virus, for which there is no vaccine or treatment.

UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities are struggling to contain the spread of a deadly Ebola outbreak.

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