More than 100 metric tons of emergency humanitarian supplies are being airlifted into the Democratic Republic of the Congo as UNICEF, the EU and WHO intensify efforts to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak that has already infected more than 120 people.
UNICEF has begun airlifting more than 100 metric tons of lifesaving humanitarian supplies into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of a major emergency response to the escalating Ebola outbreak.
The cargo, transported through the European Union’s Humanitarian Air Bridge, includes protective equipment for health workers, medicines, hygiene kits and medical supplies aimed at containing the spread of the deadly virus.
The supplies were dispatched from UNICEF’s global logistics hub in Copenhagen and are expected to support nearly 100,000 people living in vulnerable communities already affected by conflict, displacement and weak access to healthcare.
“We are in a race against time to contain this outbreak,” said UNICEF Representative John Agbor from Bunia in eastern DRC. “These emergency supplies are critical to help protect frontline workers and support affected communities, including children.”
