Ebola outbreak in DR Congo shows decline but challenges remain: WHO


By Shi YuZheng Yangzi
  • World
  • Friday, 03 Oct 2025

KINSHASA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing early signs of decline, though funding gaps and logistical challenges continue to hamper response efforts, health officials said Thursday.

Patrick Abok, acting regional emergency director at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, told a virtual press briefing that nearly 30 days into the response, the number of new cases has begun to fall -- "a strong indication that our interventions have begun to take hold."

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