Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Health › Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC
Health

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC
France 24 Tuesday 02 June 2026, 13:00 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
Key Points

Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from ​a hospital in ‌Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after recovering from the disease, the World ⁠Health Organization said on Sunday. More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as the response to the outbreak intensifies.

Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from ​a hospital in ‌Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after recovering from the disease, the World ⁠Health Organization said on Sunday. More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as the response to the outbreak intensifies.
DRC Four (ORG) Bundibugyo (LOCATION) ​a (PERSON) the Democratic Republic of Congo (LOCATION) the World ⁠Health Organization (ORG)
Originally published by France 24 Read original →

Related Stories

Colts' Pierce could be out well into training camp...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce, fresh off his four-year $114 million contract extension, still faces many weeks of recovery from left ankle surgery he underwent in March, he said Wednesday. The return timeline, which Pierce said can range from four to six months, could keep him out well into training camp and past the preseason. Pierce tried to avoid surgery, but consistent soreness in his ankle last season strongly suggested the issue needed to be addressed, he said.

ESPN 5m ago

First ever guidelines released to screen for condition that impacts 9 in 10 Americans

First ever guidelines released to screen for condition that impacts 9 in 10 Americans Doctors say earlier screening could help save lives - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Some 90 percent of Americans have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic – or CKM – syndrome, a term for potentially life-threatening conditions that are all connected. Now, experts at the American Heart Association say more of the country should be screened for one particular risk factor in the...

The Independent World 19m ago

Patients in A&E with non-urgent ailments may be told to come back later under NHS plans

NHS bosses urge all hospitals to use ‘digital triage’ process to combat overcrowding in emergency servicesPatients who turn up at A&E with non-urgent ailments could be told to come back another time under NHS plans to stop hospitals becoming overcrowded and avoid the service’s usual winter crisis. Eighteen hospitals in England are already using “digital triage assessment” to help A&E staff decide which patients need to be seen right away or be dealt with in another way.

The Guardian Health 19m ago

Family of Belfast knife horror issue second appeal for calm amid fears he could lose other eye

Family of Belfast knife horror issue second appeal for calm amid fears he could lose other eye Stephen Ogilvie is in an induced coma as doctors battle to save his remaining eye while his family appeal for calm after footage of the horrific attack sparks street violence The family of the man who lost an eye in a knife attack in Belfast have called for calm saying they do not want it to "divide people or fuel hostility". Cars, houses and a bus were torched by gangs of masked demonstrators...

Daily Mirror 1h ago