US announces additional $267m for Ebola response in DRC
The United States has announced an additional $267 million to support efforts against an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Punch Nigeria reports. The supplied material gives no breakdown of how the money will be spent, which agencies will administer it or the number of cases involved.
The United States has announced an additional $267 million in funding to help combat an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Punch Nigeria reports. The announcement increases American financial support for the response to the outbreak. The available material does not say which US department or agency will manage the funds.
It also provides no breakdown of the allocation, including how much might be directed to treatment, disease surveillance, protective equipment or other activities. No figure for infections or deaths is included in the supplied report. The material does not identify the date of the announcement or give details of the wider international response.
It states only that the additional funding is intended to support efforts to combat Ebola in the DRC.
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