Communities at the Heart of Stopping Ebola in the DRC

With 100 days into the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, leaders say the response hinges on community leadership—survivors, women, health workers and local groups—working with authorities to find cases, trace contacts, vaccinate, and ensure safe burials; Uganda’s success shows the approach can work, but the next phase must reach villages with protected facilities, reliable funding, and strong cross-border coordination to stop transmission.