WHO Chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity
The WHO Director-General has arrived in Congo to address a rare Ebola outbreak amid significant challenges. Medical personnel are facing equipment shortages and community distrust, compounded by armed conflict in the region. The WHO is working to build trust and manage the outbreak while urging against travel bans for affected countries.
- ▪The WHO Director-General arrived in Kinshasa to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak.
- ▪Medical aid from the European Union and additional funding from the U.S. have been announced to combat the outbreak.
- ▪Health workers are struggling with limited supplies and community resistance to medical protocols.
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The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, late on Thursday (May 28, 2026) to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region.“To come here is to really show to the community that they’re not alone," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the airport.“Pushing orders from my comfortable office in Geneva is easy, but I’m asking my colleagues to work with the community and I am asking communities to protect themselves,” he added.Medical aid donated by the European Union arrived in Ituri province, the heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, on Thursday (May 28, 2026).
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