UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called Saturday for more international help to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo as he arrived in the eastern province worst-hit by a severe outbreak.The World Health Organization director general told reporters in Bunia, capital of Ituri province, that the international community was helping the DRC government cope with the outbreak.
But he added that "community ownership" was also needed -- including overcoming "mistrust" and false information -- and an increase in financial support from other countries.
"We are here to discuss with the community, to see how the response is running and if there are challenges to help," he said.
"You're not alone in this. We're here, we're with you, and we will see this through together," he told people in Ituri at a press conference later.
The highly contagious hemorrhagic fever is already present in three eastern DRC provinces and in neighboring Uganda.
