24 DAILY NEWS – The World Health Organization’s Director-General expressed grave concerns on Tuesday regarding the rapid escalation of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, which has led to at least 130 confirmed deaths and over 500 suspected cases. Compounding the crisis is the rare Bundibugyo strain of the disease, which standard testing often overlooks, and for which there are currently no vaccines or treatments available.
Concerns have been raised about policies from the Trump administration, such as the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and withdrawal from WHO, which experts argue have weakened global health security and adversely affected the ability to respond to this outbreak. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted emerging cases in urban centers, including reports from Kampala, Uganda’s capital, and Goma, a strategic city in Congo near the Rwandan border.
In 2019, The Intercept reported on the challenges posed by porous borders and ineffective public health responses
