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STORY: WHO / DRC EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE
TRT: 03:35
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 JULY 2026, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
22 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1 Wide shot, Ebola treatment centre entrance
2. Med shot, WHO banner
3. Wide shot, Ebola treatment centre tents
4. Various shots, health worker donning personal protective equipment (PPE)
5. Various shots, health workers in PPE examining a patient in an isolation room
6. Med shot, oxygen cylinder
7. Various shots, health worker helping to feed a patient
22 JULY 2026, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr Job Kkabagambe Tibasima, ETC Deputy Supervisor, Ministry of Health:
"First, what we noticed at the beginning was that there was a real reluctance from patients to be admitted, so patient adherence to the treatment was a problem. The evolution of the disease and the effort of the surveillance pillar team have led to the fact that we now see many patients arriving, even from the community."
22 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
9. Wide shot, shower and PPE removal area
22 JULY 2026, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr Job Kkabagambe Tibasima, ETC Deputy Supervisor, Ministry of Health:
"Yes, at the beginning it was a real challenge. Initially, there was a problem between the community and the service provider, of course, with misunderstandings, but lately we've seen a real positive change."
22 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
11. Wide shot, shower and PPE removal area
22 JULY 2026, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr Job Kkabagambe Tibasima, ETC Deputy Supervisor, Ministry of Health:
"The patient who comes to the centre receives their treatment properly and leaves without incident, and at the end, they even thank the medical team. This means that we're really seeing a growing trust between the community and the team, the service provider at the Ebola treatment centre."
22 JULY 2026, EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE (ETC) AT THE EVANGELICAL MEDICAL CENTRE, BUNIA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
13. Close up, health worker removing PPE and washing hands
Since the Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last May, more than 500 people have recovered. But at the same time, more than 1000 people have died. Most of those deaths occurred in communities, not in Ebola treatment centres. Community engagement and ownership of the response remain central to saving lives and stopping this virus.
More than 2500 cases have been reported so far. But because insecurity and active conflict continue to limit access to affected areas, it is estimated that the actual number of people who have the disease could be more than twice as many. Although contact tracing now reaches around 80 percent of identified contacts, teams still cannot reach every community, diagnose every sick person, or deploy response teams where they are needed.
As a result, despite important progress, the outbreak continues to outpace the response. The response priorities are to reduce transmission in Ituri by strengthening surveillance, safe and dignified burials, clinical management and community engagement, while rapidly building response capacity in newly affected provinces before transmission becomes established.
WHO faces technical challenges, but it also needs political action towards a ceasefire to improve humanitarian access and enable the scale-up this response urgently requires. The people of DRC cannot face this outbreak alone. They need sustained support from the international community. And above all, they need peace, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
