# DRC launches 180-day Ebola plan, seeks $1.3 billion funding

https://mins.news/en/item/47068

- CGTN, 2026-09-05 12:27 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-05/DRC-launches-180-day-Ebola-plan-seeks-1-3-billion-funding-1QbSXiUZ5QY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The Democratic Republic of the Congo and its partners have introduced a revised 180-day, multisectoral plan to intensify the response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak, requiring an estimated $1.3 billion. As of September 2, the Bundibugyo virus outbreak had caused 6,342 reported cases and 3,072 deaths across 60 health zones in six provinces.

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