{
  "id": 2987349,
  "title": "Ebola Is Still Killing in Central Africa. These Groups Are Working To Save Lives.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ebola-is-still-killing-in-central-africa-these-groups-are-working-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KFF Health News",
    "slug": "kff-health-news",
    "url": "https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/ebola-response-organizations-central-africa-democratic-republic-congo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Misinformation and distrust are posing difficulties for public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo while battling the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in recorded history. Although the virus has lessened in prominence on U.S. news outlets, important organizations are persistently working to deliver medical care and train locals to curb the disease's spread. Since the World Health Organization announced a public health emergency on May 17, over 5,200 cases of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus have been validated, with more than 2,500 fatalities attributed to the outbreak in Congo, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of August 7, more than 550 individuals were under isolation with Ebola in Congo, as reported by the country's National Public Health Institute. Twenty cases and two fatalities have been recorded in neighboring Uganda, but no fresh cases have been documented there since June 21, as stated by the World Health Organization. The most devastating Ebola outbreak in history, which affected several West African countries from 2014 to 2016, caused over 11,300 deaths. This current outbreak is only the third of the Bundibugyo strain in central Africa. Congo authorities are reporting a 44% fatality rate for the uncommon strain, which still lacks a vaccine. Military conflict in eastern Congo, where the outbreak is concentrated, has rendered the medical response more challenging. \"When everyone became aware of what was happening, we were already months behind where we should have been as a global community in stopping the spread of this disease,\" remarked Erica Tavares, a senior director at International Medical Corps. The U.S. has committed $512 million in direct assistance to address the outbreak and imposed a travel ban, temporarily preventing non-U.S. citizens from traveling from the affected region into the country. In the meantime, public health workers in Congo continue their laborious efforts against Ebola. Below, KFF Health News profiles five organizations actively engaged in the ongoing public health efforts in Congo. A subset of the organizations working in Congo, they encompass a diverse mix of smaller, local organizations and larger, internationally recognized groups.",
  "summary": "Health workers are continuing to treat patients and train caregivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record continues.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}