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WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo

By Thomson Reuters May 28, 2026 | 6:37 AM

BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) – The World Health ​Organization said ‌on Thursday on X that, in partnership with ‌the ​national ⁠medical research ⁠organization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, it ​is scaling up ⁠Ebola diagnostic ⁠capacities in ​the country ​to help swiftly contain ‌an outbreak.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ⁠said the effort aims to strengthen ⁠the ‌laboratory network ⁠to deliver ​real-time ‌data, rapidly ​identify confirmed ⁠cases and save lives.

(Reporting by Kirsti KnolleEditing by Linda ​Pasquini)