In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak has grown beyond 6,600 confirmed cases, moving faster than the systems built to stop it. Resources are arriving, yet the virus accelerates — a reminder that crises rooted in structural poverty and broken trust cannot be resolved by supplies alone. The global health community watches a narrowing window, aware that what begins as a regional emergency carries the weight of a potential pandemic, and that the distance between those two realities is measured not in miles but in unpaid wages, empty plates, and unburied grie
DRC Ebola outbreak exceeds 6,600 cases as containment efforts struggle
Over 6,600 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC with ongoing transmission; health workers unable to be paid and families risking exposure during burial practices.
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