“Committed to support Africa in responding to the emerging Ebola public health emergency,” Jaishankar said.
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Committed to support Africa in responding to the emerging Ebola public health emergency. @_AfricanUnion pic.twitter.com/2OHhSARXUY—Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 24, 2026
The development follows the World Health Organization’s declaration of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
According to an official statement, the WHO classified the outbreak as a global health emergency under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2005, on May 17.
Bundibugyo strain raises concernThe Africa CDC has also classified the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease in the DRC and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS).
In temporary recommendations issued on May 22, the WHO’s IHR Emergency Committee asked countries to strengthen disease surveillance at entry points to identify travellers with unexplained fever arriving from affected areas. The WHO also advised against travel to regions where the virus has been detected.
India has not reported any case linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus so far.
India issues advisory amid outbreak
The medical aid dispatch came hours after India issued a travel advisory asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid the Ebola outbreak.
Indian nationals currently residing in or travelling to these countries have also been advised to follow local public health guidelines and maintain precautions.
(Edited by : priyanka deshpande)
