World Bank says responding to Ebola outbreak, plans to increase funding

The World Bank has dispatched staff and resources to the ‌eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to respond to the Ebola outbreak and is putting ​together a financing package to ensure more funding can be made available rapidly, ⁠a top bank official said.

Monique Vledder, who heads the World Bank's global health department, told Reuters that the bank was also very concerned about neighbouring states, South Sudan and Burundi, which have weak healthcare response systems. ‌Uganda, which has reported two Ebola cases, has a strong public health system but also faced some financing gaps, she added.