Leading charities have warned that foreign aid cuts by Donald Trump in the US and nations like the UK will have “serious consequences” for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it faces a deadly Ebola outbreak and raging conflict.
“What we feared has now happened: the WHO [World Health Organisation] has declared a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC just as the US government and other major donors are implementing drastic foreign aid cuts,” said Mercy Corps vice president of global policy and advocacy, Kate Phillips-Barrasso. Her organisation is providing health kits and supporting public information campaigns.
