Funding pledges for Ebola outbreak almost halved, Africa CDC says

Funding pledges to contain the fast-growing Ebola outbreak in Africa have almost halved since Monday, the continent's main health body said on Thursday.



The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.



In Congo, there have been 1,077 suspected cases and 246 suspected deaths, according to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).



It also showed that the number of confirmed cases in Uganda has risen to eight from seven.