The African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have called for enhanced solidarity and coordinated action to contain the spreading Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak across Africa.
The call came after AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya discussed continental response and preparedness measures yesterday.
Kaseya stressed the need for transparency, timely decisions and urgent mobilisation of resources to contain the outbreak and strengthen public health preparedness. The outbreak has spread across three African regions, with confirmed cases reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. The Africa CDC is scheduled to convene an emergency ministerial meeting next Wednesday, bringing together ministers of health, finance and transport to strengthen the continent’s collective response.
