By Zachery Onyango | Project Leader
Dear Donor,
The Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a major regional public-health concern. The latest WHO situation report, covering data through 13 September 2026, records 7,258 confirmed cases and 3,510 deaths, with transmission now reported across 62 health zones in seven provinces. The newest affected area is Bulu Health Zone in Sud-Ubangi, demonstrating the continuing geographic expansion of the outbreak.
Development Alert continues strengthening community-level preparedness because early detection can make a critical difference in containing infectious diseases.
Our approach focuses on helping communities recognize unusual or concerning illness, understand the importance of promptly seeking professional medical care and know how to communicate alerts through appropriate health channels. We do not encourage community members to diagnose Ebola themselves; instead, we promote early reporting and cooperation with trained health workers.
Community surveillance activities are supported through engagement with local leaders, volunteers, teachers, women, youth, transport workers, traders and other trusted community members. These groups have regular contact with households and can help ensure that important health information reaches people who might otherwise be missed.
We are also strengthening awareness in places where people gather and move frequently, including markets, schools, transport stages and community meeting points.
The continuing expansion of the outbreak makes this work especially important. WHO reports that transmission remains particularly significant in Ituri and North Kivu, while additional areas continue to report cases.
Development Alert is also supporting preparedness through communication, community mobilization, hygiene promotion and coordination with appropriate health structures.
Uganda’s successful Ebola response shows the value of maintaining strong surveillance even after transmission has been interrupted. Uganda completed the required 42-day period without a new confirmed case and remains Ebola-free.
With your support, we are helping ensure that communities remain informed, alert and connected to the health system before a health emergency becomes a larger crisis.
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