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Ebola Outbreak Funding Slashed as Global Response Ramps Up
Health & ScienceDevdiscourse29 May, 02:30 amAtlasHour
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Ebola Outbreak Funding Slashed as Global Response Ramps Up

Funding for the Ebola outbreak in Africa has seen a significant reduction, with pledges nearly halved since Monday. The World Health Organization has deemed the situation a public health emergency. Amid the outbreak, the US is setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya, while Ebola testing efforts in Congo are being scaled up.

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Funding for the Ebola outbreak in Africa has seen a significant reduction, with pledges nearly halved since Monday.

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