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“When the funding was reduced, the resources shrank a lot, and this put people at high risk not only for Ebola but also cholera and mpox. It’s an emergency full of emergencies,” Oxfam’s DRC Country Director told Sky News speaking about the Ebola outbreak in the country.
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