The World Health Organization (WHO) on July 17 declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a public health emergency of worldwide concern.
Last week, the (WHO) World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency.
Furthermore, the $38 million in new funds are in addition to contributions from other U.S. Departments and Agencies and the U.S. private sector.
The USA said in this press release that it 'is providing life-saving assistance, through on-the-ground partners, including activities to prevent and control infections in health facilities, enhanced surveillance for the disease, training for health care workers, community-engagement efforts, the promotion of safe and dignified burials, and food, to support people and communities affected by Ebola'.
Beyond the DRC, the money will help Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda prepare for possible cases.
The presence of an Islamist militant group, along with other violent militias and armed criminal bands, severely hampers efforts to contain the world's second-worst Ebola epidemic on record. "We all owe it to these responders - coming from not just World Health Organization but also government, partners and communities - to shoulder more of the burden".
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An Ebola epidemic devastated parts of West Africa from 2014 to 2016, and killed more than 11,000 people. The bats carrying the virus can transmit it to humans.
The WHO said the move recognised the "possible increased national and regional risks and the need for intensified and coordinated action to manage them", but also said no country should close its borders or place any restrictions on travel or trade because of Ebola.
"No vaccine is flawless, but it appears to be effective in preventing exposed people from getting infected", commented Englund with regards to Ebola virus vaccine. People can get the virus through sexual contact as well.
However, not everyone is vaccinated as there are conspiracy theories about the vaccine.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not recognize any vaccine to protect people against Ebola, however an experimental vaccine known as rVSV-ZEBOV is now been used.
Responders have more tools than ever to combat the disease, including a trial vaccine and therapeutic drugs.
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