EU Allocates €3M to Uganda’s Ebola Fight.
Press Release
The EU has mobilised further emergency funding of €3 million to support the response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. A statement from the EU delegation in Uganda says part of the funding (€1.5 million) will support the World Health Organisation in its coordination and surveillance activities, safe and dignified burials, as well as logistics and follow-up and care of survivors.
While €1 million will be allocated to UNICEF to address infection prevention and control, as well as risk communication and community engagement while the remaining €500,000 will go to the International Rescue Committee for preparedness and infection prevention and control in the most exposed refugee settlements.
“We are exploring all available options for providing additional support in responding to...