Overnight World Report · October 19, 2026, 12:40 AM CDT
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- DR Congo: Ebola outbreak deepens mental health crisis amid stigma and conflict (via Africanews English)
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak deepens mental health crisis amid stigma and conflict.
news As Ebola continues to devastate eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, health workers are warning of a less visible crisis: the psychological toll on patients, survivors and families left behind.
At a mental health treatment centre in Bunia, one woman is receiving support after losing two close relatives and three members of her extended family to the disease. She says fear and stigma have left her feeling isolated.
Mental health patient, lost relatives to Ebola: “We were afraid, but we went to the hospital. Everyone at home was afraid.
The neighbours are afraid to come near us. It is as though you are alone because of this disease.”
Healthcare workers say stigma affects patients, survivors and medical staff, sometimes deepening the trauma of those already struggling with loss.[1]
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