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Nearly 300 Ebola patients in the DRC are unaccounted for as a humanitarian crisis hampers health efforts. Officials warn of massive community spread, with projections of up to 8,200 cases and 1,500 deaths by September. A worst-case scenario estimates 66,000 infections.
Experts warn the world is becoming less resilient to infectious disease outbreaks, citing climate crises, conflict, and geopolitical fragmentation. The GPMB report highlights that pandemic risk now far exceeds investment in preparedness.
The WHO has declared Ebola outbreaks in Uganda and the DRC a public health emergency while countries battle a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise. Amid a severe WHO funding crisis and growing anti-vaccine sentiment, experts question whether the world is better or worse prepared for the next pandemic. Despite budget cuts, notable progress in vaccine technology and global surveillance offers some hope.
