WHO calls for over $1.4 billion to tackle Ebola in DR Congo and Uganda, and $19 million for flood relief in Mozambique

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda now requires about $1.4 billion for a coordinated response. Since the outbreak began on May 15, more than 300 people have died and the DRC has recorded 1,155 confirmed cases while Uganda has reported 19 cases. To date about $910 million has been pledged, only 13 % of which has been disbursed, and China has contributed $2 million in emergency support. The WHO assesses the risk of wider international spread as low.

Separately, the World Health Organization estimates that €18.9 million (roughly $21.5 million) is needed to assist nearly 539 000 people affected by recent floods in southern and central Mozambique. The floods have displaced populations, damaged health infrastructure and raised the risk of water‑borne disease, compounding an ongoing humanitarian crisis that also includes armed conflict in Cabo Delgado. Official counts put flood‑related deaths at 289, with more than one million people affected since October.