As Ebola spreads in eastern Congo, mothers and children shun vital care

Rosine Mahamba, a Congolese midwife, poses for a photograph outside the maternity ward at the Graben University Clinic, as aid authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 6, 2026.