Ebola surge in eastern DRC: DR Congo’s Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak has passed 5,500 confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths, with the WHO calling it a “defining moment” as transmission keeps outpacing control efforts; Ituri remains the epicentre and community deaths are a major concern. Vaccine push: Kinshasa has received the first Ervebo shipment (about 16,250 doses) as part of a larger 70,000-dose plan, while health authorities prepare vaccination for frontline and high-risk groups and a Phase 3 clinical trial. WHO updated guidance: After the second IHR Emergency Committee meeting, WHO issued revised temporary recommendations covering surveillance, case detection, infection prevention, clinical care, risk communication, and new social measures like limits on mass gatherings and domestic movement. Response under attack: Aid workers and burial teams have faced violence, including reports of rescuers chased with machetes, forcing evacuations and disrupting contact tracing. Frontline strain and funding cliff: UN officials warn scale-up funding may run out within weeks, threatening expansion of treatment capacity and community engagement. Press freedom squeezed in rebel areas: The Committee to Protect Journalists says M23/AFC authorities in South Kivu imposed bans on political coverage and suspended a Bukavu FM program, even as health and development topics were ordered to be prioritized. Regional health resilience: East Africa health leaders urged stronger regional health systems and more local medicine production to better prepare for future outbreaks. Trade and health-adjacent business links: Uganda and DRC held a Business Connect Forum in Butembo, drawing firms including those in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dairy—an indirect boost to health supply chains.