International Rescue Committee & Jean Kaseya

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

Jean Kaseya: Jean Kaseya, Director General of United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emphasized the need for rapid regional coordination to contain the Ebola outbreak due to high population movement between affected areas and neighboring countries.

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.

Jean Kaseya: Jean Kaseya>>>, director-general of the Africa CDC, has expressed

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee>>> has noted that years of conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo>>> have severely weakened health systems, making the containment of the Ebola outbreak significantly harder.

Jean Kaseya: Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expects the number of Ebola cases to increase with more rigorous surveillance and believes a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain will be ready by year-end.

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.

Jean Kaseya: Jean Kaseya>>>, Director-General of the United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention>>>, reported that over 1,100 test results were still pending as of May 30.