Donald Trump & Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

Donald Trump: Donald Trump>>>'s administration has been criticized for cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization>>>, which experts say have weakened global health response capabilities, though he has expressed concern about the outbreak and pledged some funding.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, director of Congo's National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), detailed the botched testing and shipping of samples that delayed the identification of the correct Ebola strain.

Donald Trump: The Trump administration imposed a temporary ban on entry for non-US passport holders who visited Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, and plans to send exposed Americans to a new facility in Kenya.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum>>>, medical director of the India — National Geophysical Research Institute>>>, confirmed an American doctor was among the confirmed cases in Bunia.

Donald Trump: Donald Trump>>>'s administration's past decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization>>> and cut foreign aid was criticized for weakening surveillance systems.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, a Congolese virologist, highlighted that the Bundibugyo strain complicates the response as existing treatments and vaccines are for the Zaire strain.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, director of the Congolese National Institute for Biomedical Research, confirmed a positive Ebola case in Goma.