The World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has raised alarms over the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reporting 220 suspected deaths and over 900 suspected cases. Ghebreyesus stated, "We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us," highlighting the critical need for immediate action from countries bordering the DRC. Recent violence at an Ebola treatment center in the DRC resulted in patients fleeing and one critically ill patient dying during the unrest, which involved armed individuals demanding the release of Ebola victims' bodies for burial. Ghebreyesus will travel to the DRC to oversee the response efforts and work alongside Chikwe Ihekweazu, the executive director of WHO’s health emergencies program. The situation remains dire as the outbreak continues to spread, necessitating a coordinated international response to contain the virus and prevent further loss of life.