BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - JUNE 1: Residents listen to Congolese Red Cross volunteers during an Ebola awareness campaign on June 1, 2026 in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo. Community outreach teams were deployed across affected neighborhoods to raise awareness about Ebola symptoms, transmission risks, and prevention measures following the outbreak in northeastern Congo. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are deploying rapid response teams to reinforce infection prevention protocols and safe burial practices. However, aid cuts have weakened frontline preparedness, and transmission is currently outpacing field containment capabilities. The current Ebola epidemic in the DRC is caused by the Bundibugyo virus for which there are no approved vaccines. The highest number of cases have been reported in Congo's eastern Ituri province, bordering Uganda. Global health officials have expressed grave concern over the capacity to contain the outbreak in a region already facing a humanitarian crisis, with highly mobile populations displaced by conflict and economic factors. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images)