International Rescue Committee & Brandi Stafford

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee>>> is providing aid in the Democratic Republic of the Congo>>> to address the Ebola outbreak, with its country director, Heather Kerr>>>, highlighting the erosion of the health system.

Brandi Stafford: Brandi Stafford, an American physician, contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is receiving treatment in Germany.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee has teams responding to the outbreak and highlights the impact of declining donor funding on disease detection.

Brandi Stafford: Brandi Stafford, an American doctor working in Bunia, contracted the Bundibugyo ebolavirus and has been transferred to Germany for treatment, highlighting the risk to healthcare workers.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee is active in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting the immense pressure from conflict, displacement, and a collapsing health system, which is further strained by the Ebola outbreak.

Brandi Stafford: Brandi Stafford>>>, the wife of Dr. Peter Stafford, is a high-risk contact of an Ebola patient and is currently in quarantine in Germany, though she is symptom-free.