Ebola and Africa’s Preparedness Dividend: From Crisis to Capability

Africa is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, and this time the continent is meeting it with the most capable response architecture it has ever assembled. The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on 15th May 2026, and both WHO and Africa CDC have classified it as a public health emergency. The Bundibugyo strain in circulation is one of four Ebola virus species that infect humans, and it has no licensed rapid diagnostic, therapeutic or vaccine. The system that catches and…