Ebola: WFP steps up food assistance to frontline workers, patients
The World Food Program (WFP) is increasing food assistance to frontline workers and patients amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This outbreak occurs as 26.5 million people in the DRC face acute food insecurity, exacerbated by conflict and displacement. The WFP aims to provide life-saving food and nutrition support to those affected, as malnutrition heightens the risk of severe illness from Ebola.
- ▪The Ebola outbreak is occurring during a time of severe food insecurity in the DRC.
- ▪Almost ten million people in the eastern DRC are facing crisis or emergency levels of hunger.
- ▪Ituri province is particularly affected, with an estimated 1.7 million people experiencing crisis or worse levels of hunger.
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News Ebola: WFP steps up food assistance to frontline workers, patients People unload supplies at Bunia National Airport as part of the effort to combat the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved By Africanews Last updated: 18 minutes ago Ebola virus The Ebola outbreak comes at a particularly dangerous moment: 26.5 million people across the Democratic Republic of the Cong (DRC) are already facing acute food insecurity, with needs far out pacing the response. Almost ten million people are already facing crisis or emergency levels of hunger (IPC 3 and above) in the eastern DRC provinces (Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika).
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