Ebola returns: How to fight outbreak amid defunding of global health?
21 May 2026, 08:05 GMT
By François PICARD
Topic: The Debate
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260521-ebola-returns-how-to-fight-outbreak-amid-defunding-of-global-health
Can border walls keep out pandemics? The World Health Organization is officially branding the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". As the death toll from the rare strain climbs, so does the number of contact cases. Ituri province may seem remote on a map, but nowhere's very far in a globalised world.