How do aid cuts affect Congo Ebola response?

Elizabeth Shackelford: I witnessed our Ebola response in 2014. We are now seeing the costs of US aid withdrawal

The Trump administration’s withdrawal from the WHO and its cuts to foreign aid have put us and the world at far greater risk during this latest Ebola outbreak.

Cuts to USAID and CDC may be hindering Ebola response

During the 2018 to 2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the U.S. was the largest single-country donor to the response, investing over $516 million in various mitigation measures. Similarly, in the 2014 to 2015 outbreak in West Africa, the U.S. government allocated approximately $2.4 billion to the response.  So far,… The post Cuts to USAID and CDC may be hindering Ebola response appeared first on Research & Developm…

How do aid cuts affect Congo Ebola response?

Aid cuts are forcing hard trade offs in Congo’s Ebola fight In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ebola is spreading across borders while local health workers warn that weakened global support is making the crisis more likely to become prolonged. The reporting ties the worsening outlook…