In the DRC, the MSF centre in Mangbwalu has discharged its last Ebola patients

In the Ituri province of the DRC, for the first time since May, the Ebola treatment centre in Mangbwalu has no confirmed patients left — MSF staff and residents marked this with a celebration. However, the epidemic in the region continues: on 27 October, authorities reported more than 10,000 confirmed cases in Africa.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 30 October 2026 at 13:122 min read

The key facts

The MSF centre in Mangbwalu (Ituri province, DRC) is empty for the first time since May: the last Ebola patients have been discharged.
On 27 October, Congolese authorities reported that the latest outbreak in Africa had exceeded 10,000 confirmed cases, most of them in the DRC.
The discharge of patients does not mean the outbreak is over — it concerns only one centre.

Celebration in Mangbwalu amid an ongoing epidemic

Healthcare workers and local residents danced and sang at the entrance of the Ebola treatment centre in Mangbwalu, in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, celebrating the discharge of the last remaining patients. Footage of the celebration was published by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on 28 October. According to the organisation, for the first time since May there is not a single confirmed Ebola patient being treated at this centre. This was reported by euronews.

What is known about the scale of the outbreak

The celebration is taking place despite the ongoing epidemic in the region: on 27 October, Congolese health authorities reported that the number of confirmed cases in the latest Ebola outbreak in Africa had exceeded 10,000, with the vast majority registered in the DRC. Ebola is a severe viral disease capable of causing life-threatening conditions; it is transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people.

What the discharge of patients means

The discharge of the last patients is an important milestone for the MSF facility in Mangbwalu, but, as the organisation itself stresses, this does not mean the outbreak is over or that new cases are impossible. The statement concerns patients treated specifically at this centre, not the overall situation in Ituri province or the country as a whole.