The Fragile Frontline Against Ebola: When Politics and Public Health Collide The World Health Organization's (WHO) warning that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets better" serves as a stark reminder of the entrenched challenges in combatting this deadly virus.
Since the outbreak began, more than 900 cases and over 220 deaths have been reported in the DRC, with five travel related cases and one death in Uganda. The WHO's Director General, Dr.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has stressed that despite their experience in stopping previous outbreaks, this one is proving particularly difficult to contain.