Armed attackers stormed hospitals treating Ebola patients in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for the third time in one week.
Medical staff evacuated facilities amid gunfire during the latest assault on Ebola healthcare sites.
The repeated attacks have disrupted treatment, specimen collection, and contact tracing in outbreak hotspots.
Health workers said insecurity is undermining isolation protocols needed to prevent the virus from spreading to new communities.
Local authorities pledged additional security but have struggled to maintain a continuous protective presence at vulnerable clinics.
The WHO and partner agencies warned that violence against medical facilities could accelerate transmission by scattering patients and staff.
Eastern Congo’s long-running instability has complicated every major Ebola response in the region over the past decade.
Humanitarian coordinators are relocating some services while trying to keep essential care available despite the security environment.
Hospitals caring for Ebola patients in eastern Congo were attacked three times within a single week, forcing evacuations under gunfire.
Medical teams abandoned treatment sites during the assaults, interrupting care in active outbreak zones.
Three hospital attacks in seven days forced Ebola patient evacuations amid gunfire.
Repeated raids on clinics undermine isolation protocols essential to slowing viral spread.
Eastern Congo clinics remain vulnerable to further raids during active outbreak response.
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