Funding has poured in, protective equipment shortages have eased, new health centers are operating, and vaccine trials are underway, yet those measures have not slowed the outbreak enough.
The gap between expanding response capacity and worsening transmission underscores how difficult the epidemic remains to control even with stronger international support.
That trajectory points to a prolonged emergency in DRC, with the central challenge no longer basic supplies but stopping the virus from outrunning the response.