DRC Ebola Response Strains as Deaths Pass 3,000 — September 03, 2026

DRC Ebola outbreak response is under new pressure as WHO urges scale-up, payroll failures disrupt checkpoint reporting, and schools reopen amid Bundibugyo transmission. The stakes are contact tracing, responder capacity, and whether chains of transmission can be found fast enough. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Ebola response must be scaled up, says WHO | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT — The Canberra Times https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9342767/ebola-response-must-be-scaled-up-says-who/ 2. Congo Keeps Struggling to Pay the People Fighting Its Ebola Outbreaks | Today News — Livemint https://www.livemint.com/news/congo-keeps-struggling-to-pay-the-people-fighting-its-ebola-outbreaks-11788401774149.html 3. Characteristics and Monitoring of the 2026 Outbreak of Ebola ... - CDC — CDC https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7535e1.htm 4. Ebola disease outbreak 2026: How MSF is responding — Doctors Without Borders https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding 5. DRC: Ebola fears grow as children return to school - Al Jazeera — Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/drc-ebola-fears-grow-as-children-return-to-school Follow and rate Ebola Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]