Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has welcomed a shipment of emergency pharmaceutical supplies from India to help tackle the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The consignment arrived in Uganda was received by Africa CDC’s Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre.
It includes diagnostics, therapeutics, infection prevention and control materials, and equipment for case management.
According to the CDC, the supplies will be moved on to affected communities in eastern DRC in the coming days.
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Africa CDC said the donation would strengthen the ongoing response and thanked the Government and people of India for their continued support to health security across the continent.
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is one of several that have caused outbreaks in Central Africa in recent years.
Response efforts in eastern DRC are being coordinated with national authorities and regional partners, reports insisted.
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