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Speaking to reporters at the Palais in Geneva on 15th September 2026, Special Ebola Coordinator Julien Harneis said that tomorrow, he will be traveling to Bunia and areas affected by the epidemic, which he said remains deadly and massive. He noted that while there has been progress in some places, cases continue to increase in other locations.
Harneis stressed the need to do more in areas with new transmission of the disease, as well as the urgency of much greater international solidarity through funding and the deployment of specialized medical teams.
The Ebola outbreak has now affected seven provinces across the DRC. As of Sunday, health authorities reported more than 7,200 confirmed cases and over 3,500 deaths.
However, they note encouraging signs in six health zones, which have now gone more than 42 days without reporting a new Ebola case. Four others have recorded no new infections for more than 21 days. More than 2,000 frontline health workers have been vaccinated in Tshopo and Bas-Uélé provinces.
The UN and its partners continue to strengthen surveillance and community engagement in areas at heightened risk of spread. In North Kivu Province, OCHA recently convened local authorities, community leaders and armed actors to support community outreach, contact tracing efforts and response activities.
OCHA reiterates the need for sustained international support to help contain the outbreak and ensure the delivery of life-saving assistance to affected communities.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
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