Ebola response received less than 10% of pledges, Africa CDC says

Less than 10% of pledged funds, totalling $910 million, have been received from donors to combat Ebola in Congo and Uganda, according to Africa's top health body.

​Less than 10% ‌of pledges ​made to support the fight against Ebola in Congo and Uganda ‌have been received from donors, Africa's top health body said on Thursday.

Donors have pledged $910 million, including $80 million ‌from African Union member states, according to the latest ‌data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Africa CDC official Wessam Mankoula told a media briefing that less ⁠than $90 ​million had ⁠been released for the affected countries.

"Some of those pledges just ⁠came recently, two days ago, following the engagement with different ​countries either from the continent or outside of the ⁠continent," Mankoula said. "We'll keep following up with different member ⁠states ​and different partners about their commitment to turn those pledges into actual money," he added.

Africa CDC's ⁠data showed that Ebola cases in both Congo and Uganda ⁠rose ⁠to slightly below 900.