Funding Shortfalls Hamper the Global Fight Against Ebola
The outbreak is unfolding in conflict-affected areas and against a backdrop of global aid cuts and a fraught political climate in the country—factors that could significantly hinder the response.
On the front lines of a fast-moving epidemic, health workers say they are racing against time with scarce supplies. “We are trying to fight the disease with the equipment and resources available in order to save our people, who have already suffered from insecurity for a long time and now face a new ordeal,” said Chérubin Radjabu, a nurse in the outbreak area.
The outbreak is unfolding in conflict-affected areas and against a backdrop of global aid cuts and a fraught political climate in the country—factors that could significantly hinder the response.
