WHO Seeks More Aid for Congo as Ebola Outbreak Continues to Spread
WHO says only 20% of contacts are being traced as responders struggle to contain the Bundibugyo strain and expand testing and treatment capacity.
- On Monday, the Democratic Republic of Congo government confirmed that Ebola cases rose to 321, following 19 new positive test results recorded after Sunday's count of 282 confirmed cases.
- The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, likely persisted undetected for three months before the first official cases were detected in mid-May, according to health officials.
- With only 20 per cent of contacts being traced, the International Rescue Committee warned Monday that authorities are struggling to contain transmission. "When four out of five contacts are not being traced, it becomes incredibly difficult to contain the outbreak," said Rachel Howard, IRC's senior technical emergency health adviser.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the DRC last week, meeting with Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to stress strengthening healthcare systems. "This Ebola outbreak can be stopped when communities take ownership of the response and with strong government leadership," Tedros said.
- The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations pledged approximately $60 million to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate development of vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Seeks More Aid for Congo As Ebola Outbreak Continues to Spread
The head of the World Health Organization met with Félix Tshisekedi on Monday to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, as an aid agency warned the epidemic was likely far larger than official figures suggest. The government said confirmed Ebola cases had risen to 321.
WHO seeks more aid for Congo as ebola outbreak continues to spread
The head of the World Health Organization met with Félix Tshisekedi on Monday to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, as an aid agency warned the epidemic was likely far larger than official figures suggest. The government said confirmed Ebola cases had risen to 321.
After the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the number of cases continues to rise - to now 321. Relief organisations are concerned because armed struggles, logistics and lack of resources make it difficult to contain them.
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Across three provinces in the DR Congo, 321 cases of Ebola infection have been registered, the country announces.
The latest bulletin issued by the Government of that country provided details of the health situation.
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