Ebola kills nurse in Beni, North Kivu
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Justin Kataliko, a nurse at Les Bernadins clinic in Beni, died on 5 November 2026 from Ebola. The death comes a week after two young Congolese doctors died and adds to several deaths among healthcare workers in eastern DR Congo, Actualite.cd reports.
Justin Kataliko, a nurse at Les Bernadins clinic in Beni, in North Kivu province, died on Thursday 5 November 2026 from Ebola virus disease, Actualite.cd reports.
The death comes a week after two young Congolese doctors died. Dr Safari Samuel died on 29 October in Lwemba, in Ituri province, while Dr Marie-France Shogogo died on 28 October at the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, according to Actualite.cd. About 15 other people were also ill at the facility where Safari Samuel worked and had not yet received care at the time of the reported events, according to several local sources.
Dr Charles Mbusa Munyumu, a neurosurgeon at Matanda secondary hospital in Butembo, also died of Ebola on 10 August 2026 at the Katwa Ebola treatment centre, Actualite.cd recalls. He was described as the only neurosurgeon in Butembo and treated conditions including brain disorders and strokes.
Healthcare professionals have reported persistent difficulties in responding to the epidemic, including a lack of certain equipment for treating patients and protecting healthcare workers, according to Actualite.cd.
