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In response to the broader African outbreak, British health specialists have traveled to the region to assist international containment operations.
“If we have the resources and we step up, we can contain this outbreak and prevent further losses,” said Damien Mama, United Nations Development Programme resident representative in Congo.
Mama warned that failing to contain the virus could escalate the regional health emergency into a prolonged development crisis across the continent.
“This deployment will help strengthen the existing response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and across the region, with experts in epidemiology, risk communications and community engagement, infection prevention and control and data modelling now on the ground to support,” said Dr. Edmund Newman, Director of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team at UKHSA.
Newman emphasized that the partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine helps deliver critical research to prevent outbreaks from becoming global emergencies.
“We know infectious diseases are not restricted by borders, which is why it’s vital we continue to work collaboratively with the World Health Organisation and other international partners, as well as national and local response organisations, to protect global health security,” Newman stated.
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“Amid uncertainty in the global landscape, we’re really pleased to announce the renewal and expansion of the UK-PHRST partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, which allows us to continue sustainably sharing knowledge and support internationally, delivering cutting edge research and evidence to help prevent outbreaks from becoming global health emergencies,” Newman added.
