Tanzania, May 19 -- Dar/Upcountry. Authorities have announced plans to strengthen health safety measures at border posts in coordination with neighbouring countries and international agencies, following rising concern over the spread of Ebola in the East African region.

Speaking to The Citizen's sister newspaper, Mwananchi, on Monday, May 18, 2026, Health Minister, Mr Mohamed Mchengerwa, said regional commissioners in border areas had already been instructed to intensify surveillance of people entering and leaving the country to prevent the disease from spreading into Tanzania.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), by Saturday, May 16, 2026, a total of eight laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases and 246 suspected cases had been r...