DR Congo: Caritas mobilises to respond to the 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Caritas Rome, 21 May 2026 Caritas has convened an extraordinary meeting to mobilise an urgent, coordinated response to the resurgence of Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, expressing its full solidarity with affected communities. “The response to the 17th Ebola virus disease outbreak in the DRC must rely on strong synergy between members of the Caritas Network, government authorities, technical and financial partners, and other humanitarian actors.”- Executive Secretary of Caritas Congo Asbl Father Edouard Makimba This statement was released on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, by the Executive Secretary of Caritas Congo Asbl, speaking via videoconference at the extraordinary meeting of the Country Forum (all the Caritas organisations supporting Caritas Congo Asbl), which he chaired. Father Edouard Makimba addressed representatives of the General Secretariat of Caritas Internationalis and several members of the confederation, including CRS, Secours Catholique-Caritas France, CAFOD, Caritas Spain, and Caritas Norway. This extraordinary meeting of the Country Forum on Ebola was held to allow members of the Caritas Network and partners present to exchange views on the current epidemiological situation related to the resurgence of the Ebola epidemic in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Epidemiological Situation Dr Emmanuel Mbuna presented a general overview of the health situation. He indicated that the first signs of the epidemic had been observed since 29 March 2026, in the Bunia region of Ituri province, although official confirmation had only recently been obtained. He specified that the data relating to the number of deaths remained fluid and were being updated daily by the provincial health authorities. He a...

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