DR Congo, Uganda: Ebola escalating

23 July 2026

Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote on X this week that the current outbreak of Ebola is escalating at an alarming pace and may become the worst outbreak the world has ever documented. The death toll stands at 1,031 and counting. Pray for healthcare personnel in DR Congo and Uganda, who are doing everything they can to stop the virus spreading and to care for the sick. Continue to remember mission partner Bishop Martin Gordon and his family in Goma and our local partner Rev Bisoke Balikenga in Bunia, epicentre of the outbreak.

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