The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, where he called on the international heal

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. The World Health Organization said Friday authorities have reported 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travels to the eastern province of Ituri, the epicentre of the current outbreak, on Friday.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travels to the eastern province of Ituri, the epicentre of the current outbreak, on Friday.

Daijiworld Media Network – Kinshasa Kinshasa, May 28: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is travelling to Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as authorities intensify efforts to contain the country’s 17th Ebola outbreak. In a message posted on X on Thursday, T.....

KINSHASA/BUNIA, May 28 - The head of the World Health Organization was travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday where an Ebola outbreak, the third largest on record, is outpacing the world's response. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.