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WHO rolls out $518 million program with Africa CDC to halt Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are partnering to launch a $518 million emergency response to the Ebola outbreak.
TL;DR
- WHO and Africa CDC are launching a $518 million emergency response to the Ebola outbreak.
- The six-month plan follows a 'One-Response' approach for coordinated efforts.
- The response aims to accelerate efforts to stop the outbreak, which has seen increasing cases.
- The current outbreak is centered in the Congo (101 deaths) and Uganda (2 deaths), with over 94% of cases in the Congo's Ituri province.
- The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain, and there are no approved drugs targeting it yet.
- WHO emphasizes partnership, political commitment, sustained financing, and community engagement to contain Ebola.