Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine
The agency said African governments must help pay for response efforts and vaccine development as the outbreak has topped 200 deaths and 894 cases.
- On Friday, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya urged African nations to increase funding for the Ebola response, citing the need for local vaccine production after an outbreak across Congo and Uganda killed more than 200 people.
- Characterizing the current situation as the "worst ever at this stage," officials warned that delayed confirmation and the lack of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus have complicated containment efforts for 894 confirmed cases.
- A newly established African Epidemic Fund secured about $80 million from African governments, while a broader donor conference generated pledges of about $910 million to support identification of more than 35,000 contacts.
- South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to visit Ituri Province in Congo and Uganda next week to bolster fund mobilization, addressing a production deficit where the continent manufactures less than 1% of its vaccine needs.
- Kaseya expressed uncertainty about vaccine availability by year's end, emphasizing the continent must reduce reliance on foreign aid and develop local health infrastructure to protect a population projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050.
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Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine
African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda.
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