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The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths reported. The outbreak is hitting a country already destabilized by armed conflict and humanitarian aid cuts that have weakened disease surveillance and left 26.5 million people facing acute food insecurity. Health facilities report deaths occurring at home, indicating many more undetected cases in affected communities.

Aid cuts left DRC blind to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response Nesrine Aly Mon, 05/18/2026 - 12:51 On Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu, Oxfam Country Director in the DRC, said:   “Our partners are sending us deeply alarming reports. One doctor in Mongwalu Health Zone, Ituri told us: ‘There are already deaths in the community.