UN appeals for $1.1bn to tackle fast-growing Ebola outbreak in DRC
The UN is warning that the Ebola epidemic in the DRC is the fastest-growing on record and requires $1.1 billion to prevent a humanitarian crisis. With over 2,700 deaths reported, officials emphasize that current funding will be exhausted within weeks.
Why it matters
The rapid spread of the virus in a fragile region poses a significant threat to global health security.
The United Nations (UN) is warning that the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could run out of money within weeks. The UN is appealing for an additional $1.1 billion to prevent an already fast-growing epidemic from becoming a catastrophe.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the outbreak is spreading faster than the international effort to contain it, with more than 2,700 people already dead.
Guterres says the money already available to fight Ebola could run out within weeks.
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