Ebola: over 300 children dead in Ituri
UNICEF raises alarm over the collapse of the health system in Ituri, with over 300 children already dead from Ebola.
Ituri · ituri··1 source(s)
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UNICEF raises alarm over the collapse of the health system in Ituri, with over 300 children already dead from Ebola.
Ituri · ituri··1 source(s)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda have strengthened Ebola diagnostic capacity in Kasenyi, a strategic crossing point, through the deployment of a mobile laboratory. This allows for rapid confirmation of suspected cases and improves epidemic response.
Tchomia · ituri··1 source(s)
A new Treatment Center has been inaugurated in Rwankole, Ituri province, to strengthen the response against the Ebola epidemic.
Rwankole · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak in Ituri, declared on May 15, has become the largest ever recorded in DRC, with 3,748 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths. The response is intensifying with the opening of new treatment centers.
Mongbwalu · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 3,802 confirmed cases and 1,707 deaths. The majority of cases are concentrated in Ituri province, accounting for 87% of confirmed cases.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola response continues in 5 provinces of DRC: 3,874 confirmed cases, 1,751 deaths, 749 recovered, lethality rate 45.1%. Ituri remains the epicenter.
Ituri · ituri··1 source(s)
On July 29, 2026, the DRC reported a total of 3,442 confirmed cases of Ebola, with 1,521 deaths. 797 patients are hospitalized in isolation, with an increase of 82 new cases and 34 deaths compared to the previous report.
Ituri · ituri··1 source(s)
A new 100-bed Ebola treatment center was inaugurated in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, by the military governor in the presence of the director general of Africa CDC.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak in Ituri has led to a 42% decrease in the use of essential health services, severely affecting child vaccinations and assisted births.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
EU crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib stated that a ceasefire in the DRC is now a 'health emergency' due to the Ebola outbreak that has caused 86 deaths since May 15, with the epicenter in Ituri.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak, officially declared on May 15, is intensifying with sustained transmission and a continuous increase in cases and deaths. The WHO reported that the virus has spread to five provinces, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele, and Tshopo.
Bunia · ituri··2 source(s)
An Ebola Treatment Center (CTE) with 80 beds was inaugurated in Kasenyi, Ituri, to strengthen the fight against the Ebola epidemic at the border with Uganda.
Ituri · ituri··2 source(s)