WHO calls for Ebola funding focused on urgent operational needs in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusAlanlemagne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Lula Oficial · CC BY-SA 4.0World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is calling on member states and partners to direct Ebola funding towards the most urgent operational needs, as DR Congo has updated its national response plan through January 2027. Meeting on Wednesday 11 November 2026 to brief member states, he made five requests, including maintaining political and diplomatic engagement, according to Actualite.cd.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has updated its national response plan for the Ebola outbreak through January 2027. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Africa CDC are meanwhile revising the continental preparedness and response plan for the next phase of the response, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday 11 November 2026 during a briefing for member states.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made five requests to member states and partners: maintain political engagement to ensure safe humanitarian access, accelerate operations in affected areas and preparedness in at-risk countries, ensure the timely payment of frontline workers and continuity of essential services, put communities at the centre of the response and avoid focusing efforts solely on Ebola at the expense of other health priorities, according to Actualité.cd.
The WHO Director-General also called for transparent monitoring of pledges, commitments and disbursements to improve accountability in the use of funding. He stressed the need to build trust with communities through dialogue, transparency and reliable services, according to Actualité.cd.
