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DR Congo·Health

DRC battles Ebola outbreak with UN funding and innovative treatment units

Saturday, 19 September 2026, 06:25 · 1 min read

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is battling an ongoing Ebola outbreak, with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) providing rapid and flexible funding to support the response. A key tool in the effort is a transparent care unit called the CUBE, developed by international NGO ALIMA and deployed in affected areas, which allows health workers to treat patients without wearing full protective equipment while also enabling communication between patients and their families. The CUBE can be set up quickly and cuts costs by up to 75 percent compared with conventional treatment structures, and is capable of accommodating vulnerable patients including newborns and those in critical condition.

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Africanews — DRC: OCHA helps with response endeavours amid ebola outbreak ↗︎
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