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Ebola outbreak: WHO's Tedros visits Uganda, bordering the DRC Ituri province epicenter
Ebola: WHO's Tedros visits Uganda, bordering DRC epicenter June 8, 2026The director-general of the UN's World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited Uganda on Monday, which borders the epicenter of the latest Ebola outbreak in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The WHO has declared a public health emergency over the current outbreak, which was announced on May 15 in the northeastern DRC. Tedros was in the DRC last week, in the gold...
WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicentre Saturday to urge community action
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Ituri on Saturday to back the response against a rare Ebola strain. With over 1,000 suspected cases and 246 deaths, Tedros emphasised the critical need for community work. UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus landed on Saturday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the epicentre worst-hit by a severe outbreak of a rare type of Ebola.
WHO chief visits Ebola epicenter in eastern DR Congo
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WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak
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Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 101
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WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
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Five Ebola patients recover in Congo as WHO opens new treatment centre
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Ebola had 'big head-start,' WHO chief Tedros warns
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WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’
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