An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading rapidly, prompting UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher to warn on September 2 that the global response must accelerate to contain it. Fletcher emphasized that time is critical as the outbreak grows exponentially.
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The world must move faster to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is growing exponentially, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator warned on Tuesday.
[OCHA] Virtual Briefing to Member States on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator