International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement & Moderna

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is actively involved in the Ebola response, but its volunteers face threats and have suffered casualties, indicating significant operational challenges and risks.

Moderna: Moderna is one of the entities developing an experimental vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus, which could lead to future revenue and enhance its reputation in vaccine development.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement warned that Ebola can escalate quickly under current conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Moderna: Moderna is a key partner in the urgent high-level coordination meeting convened by United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, potentially involved in assessing medical countermeasures for the Ebola outbreak.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is involved in managing safe burials for Ebola victims, facing resistance from communities, and has reported the deaths of three volunteers from the outbreak.

Moderna: Moderna is utilizing its mRNA technology to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, with funding from CEPI, aiming to rapidly train the body to fight the virus.