Nurse killed and health worker injured in attacks on Ebola responders in DR Congo

Summary

Attackers killed a nurse and seriously injured a health worker in eastern DR Congo while they were responding to an Ebola case or alert, according to reports dated October 26 and 27. Officials said the nurse, a longtime responder treating Ebola patients, was killed by a group of young people armed with machetes. The World Health Organisation was cited on the injured health worker. Other health workers were sheltering under police guard after the attack. Reports describe the killing as the latest in a series of attacks on health workers and responders during the Ebola outbreak, and one report says those attacks have been fuelled by misinformation.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   26 Oct 2026, 04:21 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that attackers killed a nurse and injured a health worker responding to an Ebola case in eastern DR Congo, the latest attack on health workers and responders in the outbreak.

2. Africanews

   26 Oct 2026, 15:01 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports, citing the World Health Organisation, that a nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo.

3. Straits Times

   26 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that youths killed a longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in eastern Congo, while other health workers were sheltering under police guard, and describes the attacks as the latest in a series fuelled by misinformation.

4. Sky News

   27 Oct 2026, 02:56 UTCSource ↗

   Sky News reports that officials said a nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was killed by a group of young people armed with machetes.