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STORY: WHO / DRC EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE
TRT: 4:41
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 03 AND 04 JULY 2026, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
03 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1. Drone shot, Ebola treatment centre (NOSOUND)
2. Wide shot, Ebola treatment centre and health worker walking in PPE (NOSOUND)
3. Wide shot, former paediatric ward, now Ebola treatment centre
4. Wide shot, health workers in PPE walking towards the shower area
5. Wide shot, health workers showering and removing PPE
6. Wide shot, scrubs drying on a line
7. Med shot, health worker hanging out scrubs to dry
8. Med shot, pharmacy door
9. Med shot, medical supplies
10. Dolly shot, Red zone entrance
04 JULY 2026, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr Patrice Kabongo, Case management focal point, DRC Country Office, WHO:
“Well, regarding this centre, it’s worth noting that we started in a building – there was a paediatric ward that had already been built by the CME Hospital, which had a paediatric building that wasn’t yet in use because it hadn’t been commissioned yet. So, when the outbreak hit, we saw that there was a good opportunity to start there. We tried to adapt the layout and make some adjustments to the situation in those buildings so that we could start admitting patients quickly. But I have to say it was a bit difficult because, as these buildings hadn’t been designed to treat Ebola patients, there was no way for families to go in and visit their loved ones. We quickly built an extension – this is what you can see here.”
03 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
12. Various shots, field hospital extension to the Ebola treatment centre
13. Wide shot, an Ebola patient on a bed, seen through the clear plastic walls of the ETC extension
04 JULY 2026, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
14. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr Patrice Kabongo, Case management focal point, DRC Country Office, WHO:
“And with this extension here, families are able to come and visit sick loved ones without any problems. And we, as medical staff, can also visit and monitor patients.”
03 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
15. Various shots, medical devices and health workers examining a young Ebola patient
16. Wide shot, health worker checking a monitor whilst their colleague examines the young Ebola patient
04 JULY 2026, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
17. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr Patrice Kabongo, Case management focal point, DRC Country Office, WHO:
“And here, I can easily check on the patients. That’s one factor that has helped to further increase patients’ willingness to come to the centres. Because before, they didn’t understand what was happening inside as they weren’t allowed to come in. And when there was a death or when a patient wasn’t doing very well, they would come up with all sorts of theories. But now, they can see first-hand how the illness is progressing, how the patients are getting on; they come in – and even when, unfortunately, there’s a death, the families actually thank you. They say, 'We’ve seen everything you’ve done; we can see how you’ve hooked him up to the machines, to this. We thank you, and we’ll do our best to raise awareness amongst others so that they can come a bit earlier.”
03 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
18. Drone shot, Ebola treatment centre (NOSOUND)
While the outbreak of Ebola due to the Bundibugyo virus continues to expand, progress has been made in strengthening the response. Treatment capacity has increased, from around ten beds at the start of the outbreak to around 700 across 22 treatment centres. However, demand remains high, with treatment centres operating at around 90 percent occupancy. Plans are underway to add a further 300 beds.
As of 4 July, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had recorded 1,561 confirmed cases, including 506 deaths and 254 recoveries. More than 10,000 contacts are being monitored, with an overall follow-up rate of 82 percent.
