Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 17 September 2026. These are the top five stories making headlines in the field of health.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing growing pressure as the virus spreads to new areas faster than treatment capacity can be expanded.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine Ervebo as health authorities race to contain what has become the country's largest Ebola outbreak on record.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, with the death toll reaching 2,378, according to the latest government data.
The Democratic Republic of Congo says the number of confirmed Ebola cases has risen to more than 5,000, with more than 2,300 deaths. Delayed detection, weak surveillance, funding shortages and conflict have allowed the virus to spread faster than in any previous epidemic at the same stage.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province. A man died of the virus in Bas-Uélé in the north, the African Union’s health agency said.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has continued to worsen, with authorities reporting that confirmed cases have risen to 2,423, including 967 deaths, highlighting the scale of one of the region's most serious public health emergencies.
Uganda is expected to discharge its final Ebola patient on Thursday, beginning the 42-day countdown required before the country can be declared free of the virus if no new cases emerge, according to a government spokesperson.
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is spreading faster than efforts to contain it, global humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned, calling for an urgent expansion of containment and care measures.
The Trump administration has announced restrictions preventing American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from boarding commercial flights to the United States amidst a growing Ebola outbreak.
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France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said on Wednesday (24 June).
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 1,000, with health officials warning that the outbreak is spreading rapidly through displacement camps and across borders.
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More than 30 people have died since early May in a displacement camp in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, raising fears that Ebola may be spreading undetected amid severe overcrowding and poor sanitation, according to camp officials and aid workers.
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The European Commission has announced €493 million in emergency support for the Ebola response, including funding for vaccines, treatment and health security measures.
African leaders convened a high-level virtual summit on Tuesday to rally support for the continent’s $518 million response plan to curb the Ebola outbreak in East Africa.
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One month after Ebola cases were confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials and aid organisations say the true extent of the outbreak remains unclear because of major gaps in testing, reporting and disease surveillance.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that significant “blind spots” remain in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising concerns that the true scale of infections may not yet be fully understood.
The Ebola outbreak in DRC has spread to a new health zone in the northeastern province of Ituri, health authorities said on Wednesday (10 June), highlighting the challenges of containing the virus more than three weeks after the epidemic was declared.
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