MSF DRC: Children make up nearly 1 in 4 confirmed Ebola cases, yet left behind in the current outbreak response
15 October 2026 - Children are paying a devastating price in the Ebola outbreak unfolding in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While children face a higher risk of death from Ebola than adults, they also represent a significant proportion of those affected by the current outbreak. According to Epicentre, MSF’s epidemiological research centre, nearly one in four confirmed Ebola cases in North Kivu is a child. Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned by the disproportionate impact of the disease on children and calls for more attention to their specific vulnerabilities in both the medical and research response.
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