India issues advisory against non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid Ebola outbreak

The Indian government has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in view of the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa.

The Ministry of Health’s advisory, issued on Saturday (May 23, 2026), follows the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Ebola outbreak in central Africa a “global public health emergency”.

Previously, the apex health institute declared the central Africa outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Officials revised the risk to “very high” nationally in the DRC and “high” regionally, though global risk remains “low”.