ALIMA & World Health Organization

ALIMA: ALIMA set up isolation tents in Democratic Republic of the Congo — Ituri Province, which were later set on fire by an angry crowd, complicating the Ebola response efforts.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization is leading the international response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, revising its risk assessment to 'very high' nationally and launching a $518 million plan to combat the spread. Its efforts are hampered by conflict and community mistrust.

ALIMA: ALIMA is a medical charity whose tents were set on fire by protesters in Ituri, highlighting the challenges faced by aid workers.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization>>> has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and is coordinating the international response, providing experts, supplies, and guidance, though it faces criticism for delayed detection and underestimation of the outbreak's scale.

ALIMA: ALIMA's Ebola treatment tents were set on fire during unrest, highlighting the tensions and security challenges faced by aid groups in the affected regions.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, providing funds, dispatching teams, and coordinating global response efforts while expressing deep concern over the outbreak's scale and speed.

ALIMA: Medical charity partnering in treatment trials. Its role is in clinical research.

World Health Organization: Leading the international response, declaring a PHEIC, recommending vaccine trials, and adding a diagnostic test to its Emergency Use Listing. Its credibility is tied to the success of the response.

ALIMA: The ALIMA>>> is one of the international organizations whose statutory tax remittances were criminally diverted, though the funds have now been recovered.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization>>> is one of the international organizations whose statutory tax remittances were criminally diverted, though the funds have now been recovered.