Ebola Response Update – June 3, 2026

The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in partnership with the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak.

The Department’s highest priority remains protecting the health of the American people and preventing this Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores. To that end, the Department of State, in close coordination with the CDC, DoW, and the broader U.S. interagency, has published guidance on a voluntary process to assist U.S. citizens who have possible Ebola exposure or who request assistance to depart the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, or Uganda during the ongoing Ebola outbreak. U.S. citizens will remain subject to relevant U.S. and foreign government health, travel, and screening measures. Information regarding this new process may be found on the Department’s Ebola information page.

The Department of State’s foreign assistance announcements to date to combat the outbreak have exceeded $162 million. The Department has rapidly established six dedicated Ebola response clinics and is supporting dozens of health clinics to screen potential cases and transport and treat confirmed cases. U.S. assistance for the Ebola response is in addition to the significant U.S. health assistance to affected countries for HIV, TB, malaria, and other health areas. Beyond health assistance, the Department is also providing $350 million through OCHA pooled funds to the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda for humanitarian efforts as part of $1.8 billion in additional U.S. funding to OCHA announced on May 14.

Recent U.S.-supported response activities include: