International Rescue Committee & Roger Kamba

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee has teams responding to the outbreak and highlights the impact of declining donor funding on disease detection.

Roger Kamba: Roger Kamba, the Congolese Health Minister, confirmed the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain in the Ebola outbreak and highlighted its high lethality rate and the lack of a specific vaccine or treatment for this variant.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee is active in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting the immense pressure from conflict, displacement, and a collapsing health system, which is further strained by the Ebola outbreak.

Roger Kamba: Roger Kamba>>>, the Congolese health minister, has been actively involved in the response, announcing the opening of treatment centers and acknowledging the challenges in containing the outbreak.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee>>> has noted that years of conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo>>> have severely weakened health systems, making the containment of the Ebola outbreak significantly harder.

Roger Kamba: Congo's Health Minister Roger Kamba has discussed exploring more drugs and compounds to save lives from the Bundibugyo virus, acknowledging its initial presentation similar to other infectious diseases.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee warned of impending shortages of essential protective equipment, highlighting the critical supply chain issues in the Ebola response.