Ebola Outbreak: United States sends USD 300 Million to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
In addition, the U.S Department of state has finalized plans to allocate an additional US$80 million in bilateral assistance to key partners on the ground to expand their ongoing response to the Ebola outbreak.
Black News 
Washington is disbursing US$300 million to both the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda for broader humanitarian efforts in the Ebola affected regions.
The money is being channeled through United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) pooled funds.
In addition, the U.S Department of state has finalized plans to allocate an additional US$80 million in bilateral assistance to key partners on the ground to expand their ongoing response to the Ebola outbreak.
With this new US$80 million commitment, the Department has mobilized more than US$112 million in bilateral foreign assistance for the Ebola response in less than two weeks.
The Department is also committing US$50 million to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for the funding of up to 50 Ebola response clinics in affected areas.
Meanwhile state Department implementers have deployed responders to dozens of health facilities in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu in the DR Congo and are working to improve the capacity of Ebola treatment centers and transit units across affected areas.
The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
These measures are for expanding Ebola Clinics and Improving Treatment Capacity in the affected areas.
Supporting the Regional Response
Working with local governments, Non-Government Organization implementers, and international organizations, the U.S. government continues a comprehensive and coordinated response to contain the Ebola outbreak at its source to protect the American people and prevent further international spread.
These new resources will enable implementing partners to scale up the following critical response activities: personal protective equipment procurement and delivery, border screening and surveillance, contact tracing, and diagnostics supplies.
PPE Procurement and Delivery
UNICEF and the World Food Program will expand procurement and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and commodities to protect healthcare workers in affected and high-risk areas.
Border Screening and Surveillance
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will enhance health screening at regional points of entry including airports and key land and water crossings; increase risk communication and community engagement efforts to inform the public on how to reduce their risk and better protect themselves; and improve surveillance to monitor, detect, and report new cases.
Contact Tracing
Interchurch Medical Assistance (IMA) World Health, World Vision, and UNICEF will expand contact tracing and associated community-based surveillance to identify individuals potentially exposed to Ebola and prevent further spread.
Diagnostic Supplies
Family Health International (FHI) 360 will increase procurement and distribution of test kits and support the safe transportation of samples to improve detection and identification of Ebola cases and inform response activities and reporting.
Protecting Americans
To ensure Americans can easily find the latest travel information on the outbreak, the Department created a dedicated Ebola information page.
