South Sudan’s preparedness capacity against Ebola Virus Disease has improved to 65 percent in July from 29 percent in May, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, as the country strengthens measures to prevent possible importation of the virus from neighbouring countries. He said the increased preparedness was necessary because continued Ebola transmission in the DRC and cross-border movement posed a risk of the virus being imported into South Sudan. “South Sudan does not have any confirmed Ebola virus disease; however, given that we share borders with DRC, the risk of importation is therefore high,” Ongom said. The Ministry of Health said South Sudan has not recorded any confirmed Ebola case, despite testing 13 suspected cases reported through surveillance systems and border screening points. “South Sudan does not have any case of Ebola as of 28 July 2026,” he said.