On the front line of Congo’s Ebola outbreak
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- Al Jazeera’s Catherine Wambua-Soi reports from Bunia, on the front line of the Ebola response.
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- Leaving the airport takes longer because of mandatory health checks.
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Al Jazeera’s Catherine Wambua-Soi reports from Bunia, on the front line of the Ebola response.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 18, 2026 [Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters]By Catherine Wambua -Soi Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – From the moment you arrive in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, it’s clear these are not normal times.
Leaving the airport takes longer because of mandatory health checks. Along the road to the hotel, billboards carrying Ebola prevention messages line the streets. On the radio, public health programmes urge people to protect themselves.