As a deadly Ebola outbreak tears through northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, many first responders are turning a critical eye on events that preceded the crisis: layoffs of health workers funded by the United States, shortages of critical medical supplies and a steep reduction in American support for global aid programs.

‘I’m not trying to start a scare I’m hoping people will see this and realise how dangerous this is,’ says former minister

President Trump's cuts to foreign aid probably hampered the detection of the Ebola outbreak and the response to it.