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WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’

The Guardian UK Friday 29 May 2026, 02:10 UTC By Guardian staff and agencies 1 min read
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The World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address the Ebola outbreak. He stated that the deadly epidemic can be stopped and is scheduled to travel to Ituri province, the centre of the outbreak. Furthermore, he called for an end to fighting that is currently obstructing medical relief efforts.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief efforts

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said as he arrived in Kinsasha.

Tedros landed in the DRC on Thursday evening and was due on Friday to travel to Ituri province in the north-east, where the epidemic is centred.

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