Health & Environment
UN Urges $1.1 Billion Funding for Ebola Outbreak in Congo
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THE BRIEF
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that an additional USD 1.1 billion is urgently required to combat the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, which remains only 48% funded.
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The World Health Organization reports the outbreak is out of control and risks surpassing the 2014-2016 West Africa crisis, which resulted in over 11,000 deaths.
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Efforts to contain the rare Bundibugyo virus are hindered by regional insecurity, population displacement, and a health workers' strike, with clinical trials for potential vaccines currently underway.