Aba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo – “Information is important. Being informed is part of prevention,” says Cosmas Sandani Lasuba, a South Sudanese refugee living in the Méri camp in the Aba health zone, about 18 …
Read moreChiradzulu District, Malawi—Hope Kasamba is 24 years old and, true to his name, he has high hopes for the future. His ambition is to be a coordinator for the Expanded Project on Immunization in Malawi, perhaps even in hi…
Read moreLita, the Democratic Republic of the Congo – When the Ebola outbreak struck Ituri province, the Lita General Reference Hospital (HGR) found itself on the front line, facing unprecedented pressure. Dilapidated infrastruct…
Read moreBunia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo – When an Ebola alert arises in a new area, every minute counts. The situation must be understood, health workers protected, and transmission of the virus prevented. It is in t…
Read moreBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – “When I was told I had Ebola, I already felt like a dead man,” recalls Jean Vianney, 44, who has now recovered from the disease. Admitted to the Ebola Treatment Centre at the Eva…
Read moreBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—In Ituri Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, safe and dignified burials play a critical role in the fight against Ebola. The disease spreads through direct conta…
Read moreKampala—Daniel Dramile, a psychiatric nurse at Oli Health Centre in Arua City, Uganda, was part of a small team who staffed the facility’s Ebola isolation centre during the country’s recent Ebola outbreak in 2026. …
Read moreBunia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo—On 29 June 2026, Paul Benjamin Gbadia arrived in Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to support the response to the country's 17th Ebola outbreak, caused by t…
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