# DRC Ebola outbreak outpacing response efforts: WHO

https://mins.news/en/item/17232

- CGTN, 2026-08-06 14:01 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-06/DRC-Ebola-outbreak-outpacing-response-efforts-WHO-1PonoudNVFC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The World Health Organization says Ebola cases are doubling in some hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health workers are on strike as transmission accelerates. The outbreak is spreading faster than response efforts can keep up, increasing pressure on health authorities and workers trying to contain it.

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