The World Health Organisation chief announced a $518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola, calling for money and political commitment to halt the spread of an outbreak that is already the fourth biggest on record. The strategy aims to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda contain their outbreaks.
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Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tours the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak during his visit to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
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