WHO Launches US$518 Million Plan to Curb Africa Ebola Outbreak
The six-month plan targets surveillance, lab testing and community engagement as 381 cases and 62 deaths were reported in Congo, officials said.
- On Friday, the World Health Organization and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled a $518 million, six-month plan to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Health officials describe the current epidemic as the fourth-biggest on record, warning that the rare Bundibugyo strain—for which no approved vaccine exists—is outpacing containment efforts.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted current pledges of $315.8 million fall short of the $498 million target, though the initiative covers emergency coordination, laboratory testing, and clinical care.
- Ghebreyesus warned of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict," stating, "We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling." Militia attacks hamper containment.
- Separately, tensions persist in Kenya over a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base, where protests killed two and prompted a High Court injunction, though Kenyan President William Ruto defends it as part of a "broader national preparedness system.
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The World Health Organization and the Africa CDC launched a joint response plan to the Ebola outbreak, requesting $518 million to contain the spread of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and prevent it from expanding into the region. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said after a visit to Ituri province that health teams were still struggling to cope with the pace of the virus' spread. "The outbreak is progressing ra…
The plan will take place between June and November, with an investment of 446 million euros, and aims to combat the Ebola epidemic, responsible for 381 cases and 64 deaths in RDCongo.
WHO launches US$518 million plan to curb Africa Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization chief announced a US$518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for money and political commitment to halt the spread of an outbreak that is already the fourth biggest on record.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ACCM) announced on Friday that they would launch a joint plan of $518 million (€446 million) from June to November to combat the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in some neighbouring countries.
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