UN sends emergency funds, staff to tackle Congo Ebola crisis

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations is releasing around $60 million from an emergency fund ‌to help contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and deploying more staff, its ⁠aid chief said on Friday. “We need to get ahead of this Ebola outbreak,” said Tom Fletcher on X. “These are tough operating environments for lifesaving work. We face conflict and ‌high ⁠population movement.” Experts believe the of the virus – for which there is no vaccine – circulated undetected ⁠for around two months in Congo’s Ituri province before being identified ⁠last week. The outbreak has so far resulted in ⁠160 suspected deaths out of 670 suspected cases. The post UN sends emergency funds, staff to tackle Congo Ebola crisis appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.