Mobilising resources for Ebola response: Africa CDC boss calls for more

The Africa CDC Director-General stated that the continent’s push for health sovereignty was gaining momentum and aligned with the African Union’s broader vision of self-reliance.

The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has called on African countries and institutions to double their effort in mobilising funds to fight the deadly Ebola currently claiming several lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

This is a significant step towards strengthening the continent’s health security and reducing dependence on external funding, Dr Kaseya told journalists at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday at the sidelines of the just-ended African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit on Health 2026.