Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 bn

Tuesday, 30 June 2026 - 15:53

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The United Nations said on ​Tuesday that an ‌Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion ​and hundreds of ​thousands of jobs, potentially ⁠causing a development ​crisis.

"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 the Democratic Republic ​of Congo.

"If ​we ⁠do not, this health emergency ​risks becoming a ​much ⁠deeper and prolonged development crisis across the ⁠region ​and potentially ​the continent."

-Reuters


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