US CDC activates $107 million in emergency funding for Ebola response
WASHINGTON, June 18 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it would make available $107 million in emergency funding to strengthen its domestic and international response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
US CDC activates $107 million in emergency funding for Ebola responseSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxMedical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect and wash their hands at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Published Jun 19, 2026, 01:04 AMUpdated Jun 19, 2026, 01:09 AMListenWASHINGTON, June 18 - The U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it would make available $107 million in emergency funding to strengthen its domestic and international response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.The agency currently has 23 field staff supporting epidemiological investigations and the DRC health ministry, Dr. Satish Pillai, the incident manager for the CDC's Ebola response, said in a briefing.
There are over 125 CDC staff across the DRC and Uganda working on the response, he said.A month after the World Health Organization declared an international emergency, the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain has grown to 875 confirmed cases, including 202 deaths, with warnings mounting that it could become the worst Ebola outbreak on record — surpassing the 2014 to 2016 West Africa epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.The U.
S. CDC team in the DRC is helping with efforts to improve community acceptance of surveillance, isolation, and safe burial, Pillai said. They are also supporting assessments of entry ports and providing technical assistance to labs on diagnostic testing."
Critically, we're also working with the government of DRC to support preparedness in provinces immediately west of the outbreak zone to contain the spread of the outbreak," he said.The teams in Uganda are also helping with border health support, including airport screening assessments, Pillai added. REUTERSSee more onEbolaUganda
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