This outbreak will not be contained by medical response alone; it requires safe access, community trust, and a “Corridor of Peace” to allow responders to reach affected communities.
This was my message yesterday during the high-level ministerial discussion on the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, convened with H.E. Hadja Lahbib (
@hadjalahbib), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (
@DrTedros) and Ministers from affected and at-risk countries.
In eastern DRC, insecurity, population mobility and access constraints are complicating surveillance, contact tracing, case management, safe burials and community engagement.
@AfricaCDC is working with Member States,
@WHO, the European Union, the
@_AfricanUnion and partners to strengthen coordination, support frontline responders and reduce the risk of further spread.
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