WHO chief heads to Congo amid surging Ebola cases

May 28, 2026 5:51 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

GENEVA, ‌May 28 (Reuters) - ​The ​World Health ‌Organization chief said on ⁠Thursday he ‌was on his ‌way to the Democratic Republic ​of Congo where ⁠an Ebola outbreak is ​outpacing the world's ability to respond.

"16 ​times, this ‌country has defeated Ebola. ⁠The 17th will be ⁠no different. But ​we must act now, together," said WHO ‌Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‌on ⁠X.

(Reporting by ‌Emma ​Farge, Editing by Linda ‌Pasquini)



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