# Ebola spreads in DRC as conflict and an overwhelmed health system compound the crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/78426

- France 24, 2026-09-29 10:09 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260929-ebola-a-terrifying-disease-as-drc-faces-decades-of-conflict-and-overburdened-healthcare-system-1

> Stephanie Hoffmann, Doctors Without Borders’ project coordinator in Butembo, says the Ebola outbreak is striking a region battered by decades of armed conflict and insecurity. As the epicentre moves from Ituri to North Kivu, transmission is accelerating. In the densely populated city of about 2 million, health workers are treating neighbours and relatives without adequate protective equipment.

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