DRC's Largest Ebola Outbreak on Record: Active Conflict and Armed Groups Hamper the Response The Democratic Republic of Congo is no stranger to conflict, but the current Ebola outbreak has exposed a disturbing new dynamic: when warlords and militias clash, the most vulnerable often become pawns in a deadly game.
The scale of this epidemic – with over 3,000 cases reported since August 2018 – would be alarming enough on its own. Behind the scenes of this unfolding disaster lies a tangled web of humanitarian challenges.
Medical teams have been hindered not only by lack of resources and inadequate infrastructure but also by the nature of the conflict itself.