The World Health Organization is scaling up its response to a rare Ebola strain in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that has claimed 246 lives and spread to Uganda.International aid, including significant contributions from the EU and US, is being deployed to combat the virus, which currently lacks an approved vaccine.Health authorities face major containment hurdles due to regional conflict, community resistance to burial practices, and travel restrictions that threaten transparency.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the regional hub of
Bunia to coordinate efforts while urging nations to maintain open borders to ensure better surveillance and outbreak control.