{"id":358958,"date":"2026-05-30T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/who-director-general-arrives-in-drc-amid-ebola-outbreak"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:10:53","slug":"who-director-general-arrives-in-drc-amid-ebola-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/who-director-general-arrives-in-drc-amid-ebola-outbreak","title":{"rendered":"WHO director-general arrives in DRC amid Ebola outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrived in Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ghebreyesus is meeting with local officials and stakeholders to thank them for their efforts, according to a post by the WHO.<\/p>\n

The WHO on Friday said there are 134 confirmed cases and 18 confirmed deaths in the DRC and neighboring Uganda. There are currently 906 suspected cases in the DRC.<\/p>\n

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Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives at Bunia airport in Bunia, Congo, on May 30, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tedros has spoken to DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa, saying they “agreed that community ownership of the response is a critical component for bringing the outbreak under control, and that the government\u2019s experience in ending 16 previous Ebola outbreaks leaves it well placed to end this one.”<\/p>\n

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Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands upon his arrival in Bunia, Congo, May 30, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The two also discussed “how we will use this outbreak as an opportunity to strengthen the health system in Ituri and other provinces of the country, and improve services and emergency preparedness,” according to a post on his X account.<\/p>\n

DRC Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya told ABC News on Friday that there is no need to panic<\/a> and that the country has experience dealing with many previous Ebola outbreaks and is equipped to get this outbreak under control.<\/p>\n

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Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is received as he arrives at Bunia National Airport, to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, at the Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“We have\u00a0experience,\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0[some]\u00a0of the most experienced doctors in the world dealing with this kind of\u00a0strain\u00a0and we have people on the ground,” he told ABC News. “We are providing\u00a0[information every day]\u00a0so people\u00a0[don’t]\u00a0need to be in panic. This situation is,\u00a0of course,\u00a0serious because\u00a0it’s\u00a0touched people’s lives.”<\/p>\n

Muyaya said the DRC has seen its first recovery in a female patient\u00a0who was released from treatment after having two negative tests, a sign that the tide may be turning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is received as he arrives at Bunia National Airport, to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, at the Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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He also highlighted that Ebola is not a\u00a0respiratory\u00a0illness like\u00a0COVID\u00a0and that the disease is spread through contact with the bodily fluids of infected patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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