Over the weekend and through today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola total grew by 19 cases, as US government officials who recently visited the outbreak area voiced their support for not only the outbreak response but also for the country’s overall health system.
Over the weekend, a US government delegation, including Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield, MD, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci, MD, toured an Ebola treatment center in Butembo.
The officials were accompanied by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, PhD, and United Nations (UN) Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator David Gressly.
Officials share their impressions
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