Africa CDC and WHO Launch Continental Ebola Preparedness Plan

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a coordinated continental plan on June 5, 2026, to manage Ebola outbreaks. The initiative seeks to raise 518 million U.S. dollars to bolster emergency response, disease surveillance, and community engagement across affected regions through November 2026. How the … Read more

New Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo raises cross-border concerns

The Challenge of Strain Diversity: Why One Vaccine Isn’t Enough For years, the global health community has focused heavily on the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus, largely because it has caused the most devastating outbreaks. However, the recent surge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) highlights a dangerous blind spot: the Bundibugyo … Read more