Abu dhabi: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 2,267 confirmed cases, with the death toll rising to 893.
According to Emirates News Agency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on May 17 due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The WHO warned of the potential for the virus to spread to other countries and highlighted that the risk of regional spread remains high.
On June 5, the WHO, in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), launched a preparedness and response plan targeting the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, a strain of the Ebola virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus estimated that the funding needs for this plan are approximately $518 million.