# UN: Ebola outbreak takes severe toll on women and children in eastern DRC

https://mins.news/en/item/17221

- CGTN, 2026-08-08 12:02 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-08/Ebola-takes-severe-toll-on-women-and-children-in-eastern-DRC-UN-1PrsJvOlXMs/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The United Nations says women and children continue to suffer the greatest impact from an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The epidemic is worsening in Ituri province, which has already been affected by conflict. According to the UN, the outbreak is deepening the region’s humanitarian crisis. The statement highlights the disproportionate burden carried by women and children as the health emergency continues.

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