As Ebola outbreak kills 16 people in Congo, WHO official says Trump's aid cuts "will definitely have an impact"

health • 9/8/2025

An Ebola outbreak has killed 16 people in Congo, and a WHO official says President Trump's aid cuts "will definitely have an impact" on the response.

Johannesburg — The Minister of Health for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Samuel Roger Kamba, confirmed last week an outbreak of the highly infectious Zaire strain of Ebola virus disease in the country's Central Kasai Province. He said 16 deaths an... [4229 chars]