Congo-Kinshasa: Children Left Behind in Ebola Outbreak Response

AllAfrica · 15 Oct 2026

[MSF] 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