US adds 38 million dollars to Ebola response efforts
The United States has committed an additional 38 million dollars to combat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the CDC warns the current outbreak could rival the 2014 crisis. Total U.S. funding now exceeds 200 million dollars amid reports of rapid community transmission and new travel restrictions.
The United States will provide $38 million in additional funding to combat an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This brings total U.S. direct commitments to $200 million as the CDC warns the crisis could rival the 2014 West Africa epidemic. The surge in funding reflects growing concern that the current Bundibugyo strain lacks approved vaccines or treatments.
