{
  "id": 1419430,
  "title": "Congo-Kinshasa: 'Ebola Is Winning' - Epidemic Now Killing One Person Every 30 Minutes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/congo-kinshasa-ebola-is-winning-epidemic-now-killing-one-person-every",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202608170066.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now claiming one life every 30 minutes and on track to become the deadliest on record. UN humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher announced an additional $30.5 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to combat the epidemic, bringing the total allocated to $54.5 million. The epidemic has killed 2,184 people, nearly 47% of those infected. Six of DRC's 26 provinces and Uganda have recorded cases. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will provide hot meals at additional Ebola treatment centers in Ituri and other provinces starting tomorrow. Civilians in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces are struggling with both Ebola and conflict between the Congolese military and Rwanda-backed M23 militia. Over 2.6 million people in eastern DRC are severely malnourished, with more than half located in Ituri. The UN and its partners must double safe burial teams, triple treatment capacity, improve contact tracing, and deploy more experienced managers. Food insecurity assistance is only 25% funded, highlighting the need for additional funding. The world needs to act quickly and decisively to prevent the virus from outrunning the response.",
  "summary": "[UN News] The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest - is killing one person every 30 minutes.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}