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WHO awaits six tons of Ebola supplies to Congo as outbreak grows

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19-05-2026 | 05:49

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WHO awaits six tons of Ebola supplies to Congo as outbreak grows

A World Health Organization (WHO) official said that six tons of supplies to fight Ebola were set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, including ⁠personal protective equipment and other medical supplies.

"We have sent 12 tons of supply. An additional six are arriving today. These include personal protective equipment for frontline health workers (and) samples," ⁠said Anne Ancia, WHO Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri province.

She said ⁠efforts were underway to scale up surveillance, testing and contact tracing ⁠amid what she described as "great uncertainty as to ⁠the scale and extent of this outbreak."

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