Support Direct Relief’s Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where ongoing conflict, mass displacement, and fragile healthcare infrastructure have created conditions for a rapidly escalating public health emergency. Direct Relief is responding with $2.5 million in emergency medical aid to help treat patients, protect frontline health workers, and support urgent efforts to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease.
The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare species of Ebola for which there is currently no approved vaccine. With limited treatment options available, early detection, protective measures, and supportive medical care are critical to saving lives and slowing transmission. Health workers are providing intensive supportive care to patients, including treatment for dehydration, coinfections, respiratory and digestive complications, and other severe symptoms associated with Ebola infection.
Direct Relief’s shipment includes critically needed personal protective equipment, N95 respirators, protective coveralls, goggles, antibiotics, diagnostic and medical supplies, oral rehydration salts, electrolyte packets, chronic disease medications, field infrastructure, and safety equipment. These items were specifically requested by Jericho Road’s Wellness Clinic at the New Hope Center in Goma, which will distribute supplies to hospital partners in at-risk areas while also helping protect its own patients and staff amid growing demand for care.
In addition to the medical shipment, Direct Relief has allocated an initial $100,000 in funding toward the response and is coordinating closely with public health and humanitarian organizations on the ground.
Your support helps Direct Relief move quickly to deliver urgently needed medicines, protective equipment, and medical supplies to healthcare workers responding to Ebola and other life-threatening health emergencies around the world - often in places where access to care is already under extraordinary strain.
