MSF to close Bunia Ebola centre after treating 572 patients
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivumorningpost
Médecins Sans Frontières plans to close its Elikiya Ebola treatment centre in Bunia at the end of October 2026, after treating 572 confirmed patients in four months. Transmission remains active, but other centres in the city are meeting needs and teams will be redeployed to areas requiring more support, according to MSF.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) plans to close its Elikiya Ebola treatment centre in Bunia at the end of October 2026, after treating 572 patients whose Ebola status was confirmed. The organisation announced the closure in a statement published on 19 October.
Opened in early June, the centre’s teams will be redeployed to other areas affected by the outbreak, in agreement with the health authorities. Transmission of the virus remains active in the region. In Ituri, 25 pupils had been infected and ten had died since the start of the school year, according to figures published on 15 October by Iwacu Burundi.
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