Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears
Key takeaways
- Anger and mistrust growing over Ebola burials as traditions clash with medical response to prevent spread.
- On Thursday, the Rwampara health centre was stormed by a group of angry residents demanding the bodies of relatives who had died from Ebola, according to local sources.
- A day later, a tent provided by Doctors Without Borders, also known by its acronym MSF, at a hospital in Mongbwalu in Ituri province was set on fire.
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Anger and mistrust growing over Ebola burials as traditions clash with medical response to prevent spread.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Health workers wearing protective equipment gather to disinfect the isolation area for Ebola patients at the General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu [AFP]By Prosper Heri Ngorora Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Attacks on Ebola health facilities are intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak could worsen in the DRC and Uganda
On Thursday, the Rwampara health centre was stormed by a group of angry residents demanding the bodies of relatives who had died from Ebola, according to local sources. The incident was also confirmed by partners of the Congolese government involved in the response in the area.