UK pledges additional £50 million to help contain Ebola outbreak in Congo
Britain said on Tuesday it would provide more than £50 million ($67.56 million) in new funding to support efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
On Tuesday, the United Kingdom announced it would provide over £50 million ($67.56 million) in additional funding to aid in controlling an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country's largest-ever epidemic has seen confirmed cases rise above 6,000. Britain had previously allocated £20 million to the Ebola response in May, making its total contribution £78 million.
The funding will be utilized for disease surveillance, support for frontline health workers, access to treatment, infection control measures, community outreach initiatives, and safe burials. The Foreign Office revealed these details.
British public health experts have been stationed in Congo to assist in these efforts. As the outbreak escalates, the UK is intensifying its response to match the outbreak's pace and scale, stated Britain's Minister for Africa, Kirsty McNeill. The epidemic, the second-largest and fastest-spreading on record, is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which has no approved vaccines or treatments.
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