This current event represents the second largest documented Ebola outbreak in the world. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported this Monday that a deadly Ebola outbreak in its eastern provinces has claimed 1,657 lives and infected 3,748 people since May. 🚨 #EbolaRDC | Point de situation – 1er août 2026La riposte contre la maladie à virus Ebola se poursuit dans les cinq provinces touchées : Haut-Uélé, Ituri, Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu et Tshopo. Economic and Social FactorsThis health crisis represents the second-largest Ebola outbreak documented in world history, showing rapid transmission rates in resource-rich areas. Local social movements have urged the state to address the structural inequality and corporate mineral exploitation that exacerbate the health crisis in the East.