Standing With Our Doctors · DRC Response
OUR DOCTORS ARE ALREADY SERVING ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN EASTERN CONGO.
Dr. Paul Mulyamboga
and our Doctors on Mission International team are already serving in Eastern Congo—protecting healthcare workers, treating patients, and helping stop the spread of Ebola. Your support helps them reach communities still waiting for care.
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As Featured in the Tyler Morning Telegraph
As Featured in the Baptist Standard
Independent coverage of Amigos' medical response
The Tyler Morning Telegraph recently featured Amigos Internacionales and Doctors on Mission International for our work during the Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo. The article highlights the difficult conditions our physicians are working under and why immediate medical response matters.
While headlines often focus on the outbreak itself, our doctors are already serving where the need is greatest—protecting healthcare workers, treating patients, training local medical teams, and helping stop further transmission.
Independent coverage of Amigos’ Ebola response
The Baptist Standard recently featured Amigos Internacionales and Doctors on Mission International for our expanding response to the Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo. The article highlights the urgent need for protective equipment, medical supplies, transportation, surveillance, and support for local healthcare teams working in difficult and often dangerous conditions.
It also shares how Dr. Paul Mulyamboga and our African-led medical network are serving communities that remain hard to reach while helping strengthen prevention, early detection, and emergency response across the region.
Our Response in One Minute
✔ Protect frontline healthcare workers
✔ Reach isolated villages
✔ Train local medical teams
✔ Identify new cases quickly
✔ Provide treatment and nutrition
✔ Help stop the spread before it grows
Hear Directly From Dr. Paul
Before you read further, hear directly from Dr. Paul Mulyamboga, the physician leading Amigos' medical response in Eastern Congo.
Medical Response Status
🟢 ACTIVE RESPONSE
Updated July 2026
Serving in Eastern Congo
Updated: July 28, 2026 • Recorded by Dr. Paul Mulyamboga from
East Africa during the active Ebola response.
Updated: July 12,2026 • Recorded by Dr. Paul Mulyamboga from East Africa during the active Ebola response.
Updated: July 31, 2026 • Recorded by Dr. Delphin Katchelewa, Director of the Marie-Claire Foundation, from Ituri Province in the DRC
Front Line News
Ebola in DR Congo is spreading faster than any outbreak on record.
Video reporting © FRANCE 24 English, July 2026. Embedded with full credit from FRANCE 24's official YouTube channel.
IN THE NEWS: THE RIVER ROUTE
A boat carrying 200 passengers was held outside Kinshasa after a suspected Ebola death on board. The man boarded in an affected province, died downriver, and was buried before he could be tested.
Credit line: Reporting: RFI and Radio Okapi, August 5, 2026. Case unconfirmed pending laboratory results.
Weekly Team REsponse Report from the Congo
July 29
Aug 3
"Communities are completely cut off. Mothers cannot reach healthcare. People are dying. But together we can change that." — Dr. Paul Mulyamboga
Updated August 3, 2026
3,874
Confirmed Cases
1,751
Deaths
51 of 140
Health Zones Affected
$55:$1
Leverage Donor Ratio
Meet the Frontline Team
EBOLA QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ASKING
What are the first symptoms of Ebola?Early symptoms often include fever, severe fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat. They may be followed by vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rash, and sometimes bleeding. These symptoms can resemble malaria and other illnesses, so laboratory testing is required to confirm Ebola.
How does Ebola spread?Ebola spreads through direct contact with the blood or other body fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from the disease, or through objects contaminated by those. People are generally not infectious until symptoms begin.
How is Ebola prevented?Prevention depends on early identification and isolation of suspected cases, rapid laboratory testing, contact tracing, protective equipment and infection-control procedures for healthcare workers, safe and dignified burials, and trusted community education.
Is there a vaccine or treatment for the current outbreak?The 2026 outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain. No vaccine or specific antiviral treatment is currently approved for this strain. Early supportive care—including fluids, electrolyte replacement, oxygen, blood-pressure support, and pain management—can improve the chance of survival. Clinical trials are underway to evaluate possible treatments.
What should someone do after possible exposure or the onset of symptoms?Avoid close contact with others and notify local health authorities or an Ebola response team immediately. Do not travel to a clinic without first receiving instructions, because unplanned travel can expose relatives, drivers, and healthcare workers.
How is Amigos responding?Amigos works through African doctors, nurses, community health workers, trusted local leaders, and partner organizations already serving affected communities. The team supports case surveillance, healthcare-worker training, protective supplies, community education, and the rapid referral of suspected cases.
Why This Outbreak Demands Immediate Action
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola presents unique challenges. Although supportive care can improve survival, there is no widely approved targeted treatment for this strain. Every suspected case must be identified quickly to prevent additional infections.
Unlike many emergency responses that require deploying teams from overseas, our medical staff were already serving communities in East Africa. When the outbreak began, they responded immediately.
Working alongside local health authorities and trusted community leaders, our team is helping identify cases, train healthcare workers, educate families, and strengthen surveillance where it matters most.
Who's doing the work
- Dr. Paul Mulyamboga — Amigos' Director of Medical Services, leading the frontline medical response.
- Patrick Kibwota — Director of Operations in Uganda, Amigos Internacionales; coordinating personnel, logistics, supplies, and field support.
- Doctors on Mission International — valued clinical partner providing volunteer physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- Marie-Claire Foundation — DRC-based partner supporting local access, community relationships, and outbreak response.
Where the money goes
$25
PPE FOR ONE DOCTOR
$100
COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR 1,000
$500
ISOLATION SUPPLIES, ONE TREATMENT ROOM
$1,000
ONE WEEK OF VILLAGE SURVEILLANCE
Latest Field Updates
Follow our response as new reports, videos, and photos arrive from Eastern Congo.
🎥 Dr. Paul's Latest Video
July 3, 2026
📰 Ebola Response Update
July 16, 2026
📷 Photos from the Field
Updated Daily
Stay Connected with the Frontline Response
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Standing With Our Doctors
- Every protective suit.
- Every training session.
- Every surveillance visit.
- Every patient treated.
- Every family protected.
- Begins with people willing to stand beside those on the front lines.
