US announces additional $20 million for Ebola response
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Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) handle bags at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo s
June 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it would provide an additional $20 million to help fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa, bringing its total direct support to more than $220 million.
The money will support preparedness efforts in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan, including for national emergency operations centers, as well as surveillance, testing, border screening and infection prevention and control, the department said in a statement.
It will also help countries distribute critical commodities and manage Ebola patients, it said.
(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Costas Pitas; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
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