Ebola outbreak in DRC draws attention to Trump administration's dismantling of USAID

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert

Published May 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM EDT

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda concerns public health officials because of its size and because there have been so many cuts in global health.

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