US releases additional US$267mil to combat Ebola outbreak
The aid announcement comes as the epidemic continues to spread to new parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The United States has allocated an additional US$267 million in funding to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the disease's deadly spread since mid-May. As of now, the epidemic has resulted in over 3,600 deaths and infected more than 7,500 individuals, according to Congolese public health officials.
To date, the U.S. government has contributed a total of US$887 million in direct health and humanitarian assistance to address the crisis, with the state department highlighting that Washington remains the largest donor for the latest outbreak. The announcement, made during the UN General Assembly, also urges other nations to increase their support to swiftly address the urgency of the situation.
In a previous appeal, outgoing UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres called for an additional $1.1 billion in aid to combat the epidemic, which continues to spread to new areas in the DRC, as reported by the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
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