The deadliest Bundibugyo outbreak
on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's mind since 2026-08-13
The worst Bundibugyo outbreak on record, and he says it can still be stopped
Tedros makes the public case that the deadliest Ebola outbreak yet is a solvable problem, not a fated one.
saying 'can be stopped' out loud is the fundraising pitch and the morale memo at once — he needs responders to believe it before donors will
Op-ed pushes the case publicly
The history
- 2026-08-29— #1 · 30% · steady — The worst Bundibugyo outbreak on record, and he says it can still be stopped
- 2026-08-28— #1 · 28% · steady — The deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, and the line that it can still be stopped
- 2026-08-27— #1 · 28% · steady — "It can be stopped" — his own words, and the tally that argues back
- 2026-08-26— #1 · 32% · steady — The deadliest Bundibugyo outbreak on record crosses 100 days
- 2026-08-24— #1 · 30% · steady — One hundred days in, and still the deadliest Ebola on record
- 2026-08-21— #1 · 26% · rising — Congo hits 5,000 Ebola cases, outrunning the response
- 2026-08-20— #1 · 29% · rising — Congo Hits 5,000 Ebola Cases, Outpacing the Response
- 2026-08-19— #1 · 30% · steady — Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases
- 2026-08-16— #1 · 30% · steady — The Charts Now Say Deadliest Ebola Outbreak on Record
- 2026-08-15— #1 · 34% · rising — Congo's Ebola outbreak is closing in on the record nobody wants
- 2026-08-14— #2 · 21% · steady — Past 4,000 cases, and now second-largest ever
- 2026-08-13— #2 · 19% · new this week — Past 4,000 cases, and already the second-biggest outbreak in history