India has sent emergency pharmaceutical supplies to help contain the Ebola outbreak in Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Wednesday, May 28, 2026.
In a social media post, the Africa CDC, based in Ethiopia, said the supplies, donated by India received in Uganda by its Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre.
India sent Emergency Medical Aid to Congo
The shipment includes essential diagnostics, treatment materials, infection prevention items, and support for managing cases. It sent to affected communities in eastern DR Congo.
An isolated passenger from Bengaluru tested negative for Ebola. The Africa CDC welcomed the arrival of emergency supplies generously donated by the Government and people of India to assist in the response to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC.
The agency expressed gratitude to India for its ongoing support and commitment to protecting lives and improving health security across the continent.
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The Bundibugyo stress is one of six known species of the Ebola virus. It has caused periodic outbreaks in parts of Africa since it was first identified in Uganda in 2007.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are no approved drugs or vaccines for the stress caused by the Bundibugyo virus. Ebola is a severe and often deadly illness spread through direct contact with infected bodily fluids, contaminated materials, or infected animals. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, internal and external bleeding.
The virus can enter the human population when individuals come into close contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of infected animals. These can include fruit bats, chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope, or porcupines that are sick or dead in the rainforest.
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