The battle against a rare Ebola strain is being hampered by repeated attacks on healthcare facilities by local residents. In one incident, angry men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, forcing an evacuation.

Three times in the past week, healthcare facilities have been attacked. On Sunday, angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, forcing medical staff to evacuate them as gunfire rang out. <img alt="Vanny Birungi, a Red Cross volunteer, speaks to people during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Monday, May 25, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6213x4142+0+0/resize/6213x4142!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspo...