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DR Congo: L’OIM franchit le cap du million de dépistages sanitaires et intensifie sa réponse à l’épidémie d’Ebola
By International Organization for Migration at ReliefWeb
· June 19, 2026
· 3 min read
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda . « La mobilité humaine est au cœur à la fois de la propagation et de la limitation de la transmission des maladies infectieuses », a déclaré Frantz Celestin, Directeur régional de l’OIM pour l’Afrique orientale, la Co
Key takeaway Les pays voisins, dont le Burundi, le Rwanda et le Soudan du Sud, restent exposés à un risque élevé en raison de l’intensité des mouvements de population le long des corridors de mobilité régionaux.
Why this matters
The milestone of one million health screenings achieved by the International Organization for Migration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo highlights the immense effort required to contain the Ebola outbreak in a region with highly dynamic mobility corridors. With thousands of people crossing borders daily for trade, work, family reunification, or access to essential services, rigorous health management at borders is crucial to limiting cross-border transmission. The fact that over 16,000 people cross porous borders daily in the Ituri province alone underscores the need for strengthened health surveillance. As the outbreak spreads across provinces and into neighboring countries, including Uganda, the mobilization of additional human, logistical, and financial resources by the International Organization for Migration is critical to addressing the urgency and complexity of the crisis. The organization's enhanced health surveillance and mapping of population movements will inform national and regional strategies to combat the outbreak.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 19, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda . « La mobilité humaine est au cœur à la fois de la propagation et de la limitation de la transmission des maladies infectieuses », a déclaré Frantz Celestin, Directeur régional de l’OIM pour l’Afrique orientale, la Co
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