The European Union has donated medical and emergency supplies to support frontline workers in fighting Ebola in Congo. The aid, including masks, gloves, boots, and medications, is expected to arrive in batches over the next eight days.
Workers offload medical and emergency supplies donated by the European Union to support frontline workers in fighting Ebola upon arrival at the national airport in Bunia, Congo .
A white cargo plane with aid delivered masks, gloves, boots, and medications to the northeastern town of Bunia, which is at the heart of the Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province. The supplies are in short supply due to a lack of equipment, a distrustful population, and armed groups in a volatile region. The Congolese government has confirmed more than 1,000 suspected cases and at least 220 deaths since declaring an outbreak on May 15.
The WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, hoping to ramp up aid. The response on the ground has been hampered by multiple challenges, including customs' red tape, insufficient storage facilities, bad roads, and weak telecommunications. The illness has also been reported in two Congolese provinces south of Ituri, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group controls many key cities. The rebels have reported two cases.
The region's main airport in Goma has been closed since January 2025, when M23 seized the city
Ebola European Union Aid Frontline Workers Congo Ituri Province Goma Bukavu Allied Democratic Force M23 Rebel Group Rwanda-Backed Customs' Red Tape Insufficient Storage Facilities Bad Roads Weak Telecommunications
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