Overview
- On Sunday, May 24, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health ministry reported more than 200 probable deaths and roughly 867 suspected cases across three provinces, a rise from WHO figures published last week.
- Medici Senza Frontiere said it is mounting a large emergency deployment to the epicentre in Ituri, planning about 50 international staff to work with roughly 480 locally hired professionals and sending medical kits and PPE from Kinshasa and its Kampala logistics hub.
- MSF is reactivating and expanding Ebola treatment capacity, including new or refurbished treatment units in Mongbwalu and Munigi and isolation space at Kyeshero, to manage case care and patient flow.
- Field teams say the core operational challenge is treating Ebola patients and tracing contacts while keeping routine services for malaria, measles, cholera and HIV running so people can still access basic care.
- Africa CDC has warned Uganda and ten other countries face risk of spread, and experts urge immediate reinforcement of surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory testing and coordinated international support to prevent regional transmission.