The international response to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has been dangerously slow and underfunded

Population-level health initiatives, disease prevention, and health promotion.

Field of international medicine and policy concerned with health challenges that transcend national borders and require multilateral responses. Encompasses disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness, health systems strengthening, and the global governance of medicines, vaccines, and public health standards.

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Aid provided to populations affected by conflict, disaster, or displacement to meet basic survival needs.

More than 6,000 confirmed infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's largest-ever Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus. No vaccine or specific treatment is approved for this virus, although vaccine and treatment trials are under way. The outbreak has spread across six provinces amid armed conflict and displacement, while the UK has announced more than £50 million in additional assistance.