Ebola outbreak: UN projects $3.6 billion cost for Africa in worst case

Ebola outbreak: UN projects $3.6 billion cost for Africa in worst case | Africanews

In a report released Tuesday, the United Nations Development Programme outlined several scenarios for the economic cost of the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. In the worst case, the epidemic could lead to a $3.6 billion cost for the African continent.

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Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026.

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