Event Brief
Armed men abduct Ebola patient from DR Congo hospital
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Summary: Authorities in Butembo search for a six-year-old Ebola patient and her mother after armed men took them from Wanamahika Hospital.
WHO: Authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; Dr Lubambo Maboko Gaston
WHAT: Armed men took a six-year-old Ebola patient and her mother from Wanamahika Hospital.
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
WHERE: Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo
WHY: Fear and suspicion around Ebola treatment centres led to the patient being taken from the hospital.
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