US Adds $267 Million for Ebola Response in DR Congo
The pledge raises total U.S. aid to $887 million as officials seek to contain the outbreak at its source and close a $1.1 billion gap.
- On Wednesday, the United States State Department pledged an additional $267 million toward fighting the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, as health authorities work to contain the deadly virus.
- Detected in May, the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains the second most lethal on record, having claimed at least 3,700 lives as of September 22.
- This pledge brings total United States assistance to $887 million, with The Department stating the aid provides "direct life-saving health and humanitarian assistance" to contain the virus.
- The United Nations has outlined a $2.13 billion aid plan, of which 48 percent is funded, leaving a $1.1 billion gap that officials are urging other nations to help fill.
- Washington's support aligns with the Trump administration's "America First Global Health Strategy," which directs aid to Uganda and South Sudan alongside Congo to strengthen regional disease surveillance.
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Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an appeal last month to raise an additional $1.1 billion in aid to combat the epidemic, which continues to spread to new parts of the DRC, according to the NGO Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF).
US Pledges $267 Million More in Ebola Aid to Congo
A doctor administers serum to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, Ituri Province, in northeastern Congo, on July 13, 2026. (Benediction Murhabazi/AFP via Getty Images)
Washington boosts humanitarian aid as epidemic kills thousands in central Africa
The US announced on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that the country will allocate an additional $267 million to combat the Ebola epidemic affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo. “To date, the United States government has allocated $887 million in direct health and humanitarian assistance to combat the Ebola outbreak,” said a State Department statement, which emphasized that Washington is the largest contributor to the effort.
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