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‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns

‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns

Jul 16, 2019, at 09:11 am

New York, July 16 (IBNS): Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the weekend that left two dead, are an indication that combating the disease outbreak will require far greater international support, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said on Monday.

DR Congo: Strengthened effort against Ebola is paying off, but insecurity still major constraint – UN health agency

DR Congo: Strengthened effort against Ebola is paying off, but insecurity still major constraint – UN health agency

May 29, 2019, at 09:00 am

New York, May 29 (IBNS): Although the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to make headway thanks to the determination of health workers on the ground, insecurity is still hampering the response, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. This has led the UN to establish a new coordination structure in the hopes that access to at-risk areas can be improved.