G7 leaders call for a strong and coordinated response to Ebola in Congo and Uganda. According to the Red Cross, the epidemic has not yet reached its peak and may last a year.
G7 leaders called on Tuesday for a “strong and coordinated” response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Red Cross previously said the epidemic had not yet reached its peak. This was reported by the AFP agency, writes TASR.
- G7 leaders call for a strong and coordinated response to Ebola.
- The Ebola epidemic in the Republic of Congo has not yet reached its peak.
- Stopping the epidemic depends on effective preventive measures.
In a statement from the summit in Évian, France, the heads of government and state of the G7 countries called for a “strong and coordinated response to address the health security risks posed by the resurgence of the Ebola epidemic” in the DRC and Uganda.
Stopping depends on measures
“Stopping and ending this epidemic will depend on effective contact tracing, infection prevention and control, quarantine and isolation measures, laboratory testing, cross-border preparedness, border surveillance and local community engagement,” the statement said.
The Ebola epidemic in DRC has not yet reached its peak, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday. She pointed out that it may take up to a year to stop its spread.
Since the declaration of the Ebola epidemic on May 15, the DRC has confirmed 808 cases of Ebola, including 192 deaths. The current epidemic is caused by a variant of the Bundibugyo virus, for which there is still no approved vaccine or treatment. The infection also spread to neighboring Uganda, where 19 people were infected, two of whom died.
