Foreign Aid Cuts Hamper Ebola Response in 2 African Countries
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Updated · NPR · May 31
Foreign Aid Cuts Hamper Ebola Response in 2 African Countries
11 articles · Updated · NPR · May 31
Aid cuts are weakening frontline preparations for Ebola as Uganda braces for possible spillover from the outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Aid workers in Uganda say they are trying to prepare for an uptick in cases, but reduced foreign funding is limiting what they can do.
The strain is hitting a cross-border response that depends on early surveillance, staffing and supplies as the Congo outbreak unfolds.
The latest warning underscores how funding pullbacks can widen regional health risks when outbreaks in 2 neighboring countries are closely linked.
As Ebola crosses into Uganda, how vulnerable is the world to a crisis worsened by aid cuts?
With no vaccine and rampant mistrust, is the Ebola response in Congo doomed to fail?