May 20, 2026 - U.S. Doctor Went to Congo to Heal Others. Then Ebola Hit His Hospital

About this episode

Aidan shares the true story of Dr. Peter Stafford, an American surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Congo.

📄 SHOW NOTES — News Report with Aidan Episode 101: “This U.S. Doctor Went to Congo to Heal Others. Then Ebola Hit His Hospital.” Release Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 In this episode of News Report with Aidan, Aidan tells the powerful true story of Dr. Peter Stafford, an American surgeon working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who became infected during the ongoing Ebola outbreak. His hospital, located in the center of the crisis, has been overwhelmed as the Bundibugyo strain spreads rapidly across Ituri Province and into neighboring Uganda.

People in this episode

Host: Aidan M. Pham

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• healthcare
• humanitarian efforts
• medical challenges
• Congo
• surgeon stories

Keywords

• Ebola
• Congo
• doctor
• healthcare
• surgeon
• outbreak
• humanitarian
• Ituri Province
• Uganda

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ituri Province, Uganda

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