WHO chief rallies community in Congo's Ebola response, calls for more funding
Tedros urged community trust and more funding as health workers faced shortages, attacks and 1,028 suspected cases in Congo, officials said.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on communities in Congo's Ebola outbreak center to play a key role in fighting the disease and emphasized the importance of increased international funding, noting WHO had received only a third of its needed funds.
- By Friday, Congolese authorities reported 1,028 suspected Ebola cases during this outbreak.
- Medecins Sans Frontieres warned that this Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than any previous one, with many cases shortly after the outbreak was declared.
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WHO Chief Urges Community Action as Congo’s Ebola Crisis Escalates Amid Funding Shortfall
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for stronger community involvement and greater international funding as the Democratic Republic of Congo battles ... The post WHO Chief Urges Community Action as Congo’s Ebola Crisis Escalates Amid Funding Shortfall first appeared on [your]NEWS.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for more international help to combat the spread of the deadly disease during a visit to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak.
The head of the UN Health Organization visits the centre of the Ebola outbreak. He calls for closer cooperation between aid workers and calls for respect for the local population.
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