How misinformation is fueling the Ebola crisis

An Ebola outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province has spread into neighbouring Uganda, with the Africa Centres for Disease Control listing 10 countries as being at risk. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is travelling to the DRC to assess the situation. Aid organisations warn that major funding cuts — including a nearly 70 percent reduction in US assistance to the DRC between 2024 and 2025 — have severely weakened the response. The dismantling of USAID, once one of the region's largest supporters of Ebola prevention programmes, has left a significant gap. Containment efforts are further complicated by widespread mistrust and misinformation; aid agencies say one in three people in Ituri province does not believe Ebola is real. Al Jazeera's Lina Abu Akleh reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Ebola #DRC #EbolaOutbreak2026 #WHO #PublicHealth #DRCongo #SouthKivu #NorthKivu #Ituri #Uganda #M23 #EbolaEpidemic #BundibugyoEbolaoutbreak #BundibugyoStrain #AfricaCDC