{"id":285,"date":"2026-05-29T09:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=285"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:08:52","slug":"who-chief-lands-in-congo-to-address-rare-ebola-outbreak-amid-distrust-and-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"WHO chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KINSHASA, Congo (AP) \u2014 The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo\u2019s capital, Kinshasa, late Thursday to witness efforts against <span>an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola<\/span> virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=283\">Rescuers work to drain flooded Laos cave to free 5 villagers and search for 2 still missing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo come here is to really show to the community that they\u2019re not alone,\u201d WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the airport. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPushing orders from my comfortable office in Geneva is easy, but I\u2019m asking my colleagues to work with the community and I am asking communities to protect themselves,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Medical aid donated by the European Union arrived in Ituri province, the heart of Congo\u2019s Ebola outbreak, on Thursday. The United States announced the same day $80 million in additional aid, bringing its total commitment to more than $112 million.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Health workers with scant supplies have been struggling to contain an outbreak of the <span>Bundibugyo virus<\/span>, a kind of Ebola that has no approved treatment or vaccine. In some areas, doctors have resorted to wearing expired medical masks while treating suspected patients.<\/p>\n<p>According to WHO, 1,077 suspected cases and 238 suspected deaths have been recorded as of Tuesday,<\/p>\n<p><span>Dangers faced<\/span> by health workers have been heightened by anger among residents over the stringent medical protocols for dealing with the bodies of victims, which clash with local burial rites. Residents have launched at least <span>three attacks<\/span> against health centers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tedros said other challenges are also complicating the containment of the outbreak, including the high number of people displaced by armed conflict in the region, and food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, he had called for a ceasefire in a region where armed groups have staged violent attacks for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=282\">Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling,\u201d Tedros said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tucked in the northeastern part of Congo close to the Ugandan border, Ituri province has been reeling from attacks by the Allied Democratic Force, a rebel group allied with the Islamic State group, and a coalition of ethnic militias. In early May, <span>the ADF killed at least 40 people<\/span> and burned several homes in Ituri.<\/p>\n<p>The illness also has been reported in the Congolese provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, south of Ituri, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group controls many key cities, including Goma and Bukavu. The rebels have reported two cases.<\/p>\n<p>The region\u2019s main airport in Goma, which doubles as a staging ground for humanitarian efforts into the region, has been closed since January 2025, when M23 seized the city.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has precipitated <span>one of the world\u2019s largest humanitarian crises<\/span>, with at least 7 million people displaced in eastern Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO chief said Thursday he discourages countries from imposing travel bans against nationals of countries affected by the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are ways to manage workers and to manage cases without having a strong, restricted travel ban and we don\u2019t encourage that as WHO,\u201d Tedros said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration last week announced a temporary ban on the entry of people without U.S. passports, as well as U.S. green-card holders, who have visited Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the past 21 days. It said Wednesday it plans to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola to a <span>new facility in Kenya<\/span> instead of flying them to the U.S. Congo\u2019s neighbors, Uganda and Rwanda, recently closed their borders.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=280\">With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Banchereau contributed from Dakar, Senegal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo&#8217;s capital to support efforts against a rare Ebola outbreak. Health workers are struggling with a lack of equipment, distrustful locals and armed groups. The Bundibugyo virus, with no approved treatment or vaccine, has led to over 1,000 suspected cases and 238 deaths. Challenges include local anger over burial protocols, displacement from conflict and food insecurity. 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