Ebola outbreak: WHO's Tedros visits Uganda, bordering the DRC Ituri province epicenter
Key takeaways
- The World Health Organization head is visiting Uganda, praising its "prompt and capable response" to the Ebola outbreak just across the border in DRC's Ituri province.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5F1YHSome of the temporary health clinics have been set up at border crossings between DRC and Uganda (FILE: June 4, 2026)Image: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement.
- The WHO has declared a public health emergency over the current outbreak, which was announced on May 15 in the northeastern DRC.
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The World Health Organization head is visiting Uganda, praising its "prompt and capable response" to the Ebola outbreak just across the border in DRC's Ituri province. Uganda has logged just a few cases, mainly imported.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F1YHSome of the temporary health clinics have been set up at border crossings between DRC and Uganda (FILE: June 4, 2026)Image: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement. The director-general of the UN's World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited Uganda on Monday, which borders the epicenter of the latest Ebola outbreak in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The WHO has declared a public health emergency over the current outbreak, which was announced on May 15 in the northeastern DRC.