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Vol 67 No 12

Published 12th June 2026


Region prepares for a crisis it can’t afford

Health agencies and governments have announced new Ebola-related projects and promised tighter screening – but who will pay for them?

Coordination and harmonisation is the mantra of health officials as they race to contain the Ebola outbreak in north-eastern Congo-Kinshasa. With no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain beyond the testing phase, containment through contact tracing remains the priority. ‘One plan, one budget, one team,’ said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), adding that ‘containing Ebola depends on political commitment, sustained financing, and the trust and engagement of communities’.

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