EBOLA DRC | UN pleads for funds as Ebola deaths hit 3 200

The United Nations has called for additional funding to contain the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

This as more than 3 200 deaths have been reported as Ebola continues to spread.

The organisation said humanitarian coordinator Damien Mama has begun a four-day visit to North Kivu to assess the response and the wider humanitarian situation, as the government and partners seek $1.3 billion over six months to scale up surveillance, contact tracing, treatment and community engagement.

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