The European Union has decided to increase its aid to Burundi by €465,000 to strengthen its preparedness measures for the Ebola virus, the European Commission announced on Wednesday, 21 August. The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to spread in the east of the country, with a high risk of spill-over into neighbouring countries.
This new aid, funded by the Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), will be allocated through the World Health...