Ebola's Price Tag: Funding Folly in a Global Pandemic Response The World Health Organization's (WHO) assertion that the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo can be contained within three months, pending sufficient funding, has sparked an uncomfortable conversation about the true cost of public health.
This claim raises questions about our priorities as a global community and whether containing one of the deadliest diseases on record hinges on access to capital.
The WHO's projections are sobering: over 2,300 lives lost and counting in what is now the country's most devastating Ebola outbreak.