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Statement on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 9 July 2026
By UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at ReliefWeb
· July 13, 2026
· 3 min read
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda . 9 July 2026 We need to move faster to break the back of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ituri province remains the centre of the outbreak, but the virus is spreading across other provinces where conflict
Key takeaway 9 July 2026 We need to move faster to break the back of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 13, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda . 9 July 2026 We need to move faster to break the back of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ituri province remains the centre of the outbreak, but the virus is spreading across other provinces where conflict
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