The World Health Organisation says more than 111,000 people have been vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak was declared in August 2018.
However, the WHO says the number of new cases has continued to rise despite the use of a highly effective vaccine.
It blames this phenomenon, in part, on repeated incidents of violence which affect the ability of response teams to immediately identify and create vaccination rings around all people at risk of contracting Ebola.
President Felix Tshisekedi has previously called for the disarmament of militia in eastern DR Congo arguing that their presence has complicated the Ebola response.
A lack of trust in the government has also frustrated efforts to contain Ebola since the outbreak began. Some residents falsely accuse foreigners of bringing Ebola to the area.
The WHO says it is working with other partners to have a majority of vaccination team members who are healthcare workers, doctors and medical students from affected communities and can speak the local languages.
The number of people known to have contracted the disease has exceeded 1,000. The figure, confirmed by the country’s health ministry, makes the outbreak the second largest ever recorded.
In 2014, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa claimed more than 11,000 lives.
