Medical workers conduct disinfection operations at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 16 August 2026, as the outbreak surpasses 5,000 confirmed cases.
Healthcare workers are deployed at the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, North Kivu, DRC, on 16 August 2026, as the WHO reaffirmed the outbreak's status as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
A medical worker dons a full protective suit at the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, North Kivu on 16 August 2026, reflecting heightened infection-control protocols as the DRC epidemic spreads into new regions.
Medical staff examine a patient at the Ebola treatment centre in Beni on 16 August 2026. The WHO noted that DRC authorities are pursuing experimental vaccines and treatments as the epidemic tops 5,000 cases and crosses into previously unaffected zones.