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UN reports new Ebola treatment center in Ituri as WHO arrives to support response
Summary
The briefing said a new 100-bed Ebola treatment centre opened in Bunia, Ituri province, and that WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to review the expanding response alongside Africa CDC and humanitarian partners.
Spokesperson Farhan said efforts to scale up the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continue as the outbreak expands in the country's eastern provinces. He reported that "yesterday, a new 100 bed bed Ebola treatment center opened in the town of Bunia in Ituri province" and that the DRC humanitarian fund recently allocated more than $38,000,000 to support the response and sustain essential services.
Farhan added that WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa late yesterday and met with the humanitarian community and Africa CDC leadership to review the Ebola response, noting the scale-up comes amid persistent insecurity in affected areas where local sources report dozens of civilians killed and several thousand displaced.
