Africa has secured about $498.8 million in pledges and commitments to strengthen response efforts against the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak across affected and high-risk countries, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The Director-General of Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, disclosed this in a post on X on Monday, May 26, 2026, noting that the funds were announced during a high-level ministerial meeting involving governments and international partners.
Kaseya said the commitments reflect strong continental solidarity and coordination aimed at boosting outbreak response operations, improving containment measures, and supporting affected health systems.
“Today, during the High-Level Ministerial Meeting, governments and partners announced approximately US$498.8 million in pledges and commitments to strengthen response efforts across affected and high-risk countries,” he stated.
He added that as the outbreak continues to evolve, trust, coordination, and rapid response remain critical to curbing transmission and saving lives.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, earlier warned that the outbreak has claimed 220 lives, describing the situation as one in which “the epidemic is outpacing us.”
Health authorities also noted that the Bundibugyo strain currently driving the outbreak has no approved vaccine or specific treatment, making containment efforts more challenging.
The virus, one of the rarest Ebola strains, was previously recorded in Uganda in 2007 and eastern DR Congo in 2012.
At the same time, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has allocated up to $60 million from its emergency fund to support response efforts, while additional funding has been pledged by the World Bank, the United States, and European partners.
The outbreak continues to affect parts of Central Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, where hundreds of suspected and confirmed cases have been recorded alongside multiple deaths.
