As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook up meals to support patients and health workers

Volunteers are supporting Congo's Ebola outbreak response with cooked meals in a program assisted by the U.N. food agency. Their contributions could become one of the critical supports for the region as it grapples with the rapidly spreading rare Bundibugyo virus, the species of Ebola confirmed in eastern Congo in May. However, the resource-strapped agency, the World Food Program, is facing a critical choice as aid cuts from U.S. and other major partners have disrupted operations in the vulnerable region. An official with the agency says a total of 404 meals have been provided to patients and health workers, but that the financial situation has not been easy.