AU Mission and EU Funds Bolster Ebola Response
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · 12 min
Ebola outbreak DRC: Cyril Ramaphosa is leading an AU solidarity mission as Europe opens €4 million for Bundibugyo surveillance, diagnostics and treatment work, while Uganda scales community monitoring near the border.
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Ebola outbreak DRC: Cyril Ramaphosa is leading an AU solidarity mission as Europe opens €4 million for Bundibugyo surveillance, diagnostics and treatment work, while Uganda scales community monitoring near the border.
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- President Ramaphosa to lead AU Mission to DRC as Africa strengthens Ebola response | SAnews — SAnews
# President Ramaphosa to lead AU Mission to DRC as Africa strengthens Ebola response | SAnews Published: 2026-07-01T15:24:28+02:00 Source: sanews.gov.za (sanews.gov.za) Language: en ## Story President Ramaphosa to lead AU Mission to DRC as Africa strengthens Ebola response | SAnews Skip to main…
- Four million to combat Ebola in DRC and Uganda - Africa & Europe — Europe Africa
Four million to combat Ebola in DRC and Uganda - Africa & Europe # Four million to combat Ebola in DRC and Uganda The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) has launched an extraordinary funding mechanism endowed with four million euros to strengthen surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment efforts for Ebola, in order to respond to the outbreak…
- 800 Zombo VHTs Trained to Strengthen Ebola Surveillance as Uganda Responds to Outbreak - Plus News — Plus News
800 Zombo VHTs Trained to Strengthen Ebola Surveillance as Uganda Responds to Outbreak - Plus News Home» 800 Zombo VHTs Trained to Strengthen Ebola Surveillance as Uganda Responds to Outbreak The Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from Plan International, has trained 800 Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Zombo District as part of efforts to strengthen Ebola surveillance, community awareness…
- News: Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Health Protection Surveillance Centre — Health Protection Surveillance Centre
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- Step Back — When officials say Uganda is strengthening Ebola surveillance near the DRC border, what are they actually looking for day to day — and how can they catch real cases without turning every fever or traveler into an Ebola scare?
Background sources
- Ebola disease interim case definition for reporting in the EU/EEA — Europa
- Ebola Response Must Cross Borders Faster Than Virus, IOM Warns — Iom
- Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — Who
- Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging - WTOP News — Wtop