WHO calls for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization is urging increased financial and resource support to combat an expanding Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite promising early results from experimental therapies, the response is currently struggling to contain the virus across five provinces.
Why it matters
The rapid spread of a deadly virus in a region with limited infrastructure poses a significant threat to global health security and requires urgent international intervention.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for greater support to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that the response is still struggling to keep pace with the spread of the disease."The outbreak is unfortunately still expanding beyond the capacity of the response," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva."We need more support in terms of finances, but also other resources to scale up all areas of response: treatment capacity, field investigation teams, safe burial teams and community workers."The Country has recorded 3,802 confirmed Ebola cases, including 1,707 deaths.
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