{"id":4112,"date":"2026-07-15T19:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/?p=4112"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:27:54","slug":"who-loses-control-over-ebola-outbreak-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/main-issue\/agenda\/brics-plus-news\/who-loses-control-over-ebola-outbreak-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO Loses Control Over Ebola Outbreak in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World Health Organization has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/14\/who-warns-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-may-be-double-the-official-tally\">received<\/a> only 40% of the requested $115 million needed to combat the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. The situation is critical: funds are catastrophically insufficient, and medical workers at the epicenter of the epidemic have issued an ultimatum over two months of unpaid salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s happening:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Officially, 1,926 cases and 702 deaths. However, according to WHO data, the real numbers could be 2\u20134 times higher: most deaths are recorded at home, not in hospitals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain \u2013 there is no vaccine or certified treatment available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medics on the edge<strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;At the Rwampara center, doctors burned a tire and blocked roads. Their demand is to clear salary arrears for May and June. If funds are not received within 48 hours, they will declare a full strike with no minimum service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the third-largest outbreak in history and at the same time,&nbsp;the fastest monthly growt<strong>h<\/strong>&nbsp;ever recorded. Ihekweazu stresses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#171;This is the third-largest Ebola outbreak, and we are seeing the fastest growth in a single month since the epidemic began \u2013 and among all that we have managed&#187;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, neighboring Uganda has already reported 20 cases and 2 fatalities. WHO is urging donors not to abandon the DRC at this critical moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization has received only 40% of the requested $115 million needed to combat the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. 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