In the displacement camps of eastern Congo, Sudan, and Yemen, disease does not arrive as a separate catastrophe — it arrives as war's shadow, filling the space left by destroyed clinics, blocked supply routes, and populations driven from their homes. By mid-July 2026, Ebola had claimed at least 719 confirmed lives in the DRC and cholera more than 3,500 in Sudan, though the true toll is almost certainly far greater, hidden in the gaps that conflict carves into the systems meant to count and care for the sick. History has shown that even brief ceasefires can turn the tide of an outbreak, yet the
Armed conflict fuels deadly disease outbreaks in Congo, Sudan, Yemen
Over 719 confirmed Ebola deaths in DRC and 3,500+ cholera deaths in Sudan since 2024; 20,000 internally displaced persons in Kigonze camp facing disease with minimal sanitation and hygiene resources.