DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak, DRC and Region, Situation Report #7, June 18, 2026

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Medical Corps Please refer to the attached file. FAST FACTS On May 15, the DRC officially declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD), later to be confirmed as the Bundibugyo strain. As of June 16, 875 confirmed EVD cases and 202 confirmed EVD deaths had been reported in the DRC, with 19 confirmed cases and two confirmed deaths in Uganda. In the DRC, the outbreak remains centered in Ituri province, with cases also confirmed in North Kivu and South Kivu. In Uganda, reported cases remain linked to transmission originating in the DRC, including imported cases and secondary infections among contacts and healthcare workers. In South Sudan, no cases of EVD have been confirmed, but risk of an outbreak remains high due to transient populations and porous borders with the DRC. OUR RESPONSE Across the region, our teams are providing case management, infection prevention and control, screening and triage, risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), training and preparedness planning. We are supporting 51 facilities in the screening, identification and treatment of EVD. Our supported sites have conducted 1, 324 EVD screenings and provided treatment to 109 patients. We have so far trained 177 people on EVD case management, response and prevention. Our RCCE efforts have reached 36, 120 people. With the support of the US Department of State and other donors, International Medical Corps rapid-response teams are actively responding to the outbreak and engaging with ministries of health, key actors and response partners. International Medical Corps, which is active in more than 70 health facilities across the region, has used a hub-and-spoke model since the outbreak was declared to provide case-management support at designated treatment and transit facilities, strengthen infection prevention and control in referring health facilities, conduct screening and triage, support RCCE in surrounding communities and train health workers on EVD response protocols. The organization is operating Ebola Treatment Centers in all three affected provinces in the DRC, as well as transit centers and screening-and-referral units. In Uganda, it is working with a local partner to provide critical services, supplies and training to health staff in affected areas, and conducting RCCE efforts through village health teams. And in South Sudan, where International Medical Corps is the only implementing partner with active capacity for Ebola case management, it has ensured that two infectious-disease units are now capable of treating suspected or confirmed EVD patients.

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