Giving Compass' Take:

· According to Sarah Boseley at The Guardian, the World Health Organization has declared Ebola an international emergency as 2,512 cases are confirmed in the DRC.

· What has led to the increasing number of outbreaks of this disease? What is being done to address this epidemic? How can donors make a difference? 

· Check out this article to read more about the increasing number of Ebola outbreaks.

The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization has declared, calling for more funds and support to close it down.

The second biggest Ebola outbreak ever, after the 2014-16 epidemic in west Africa, has reached a critical point with the diagnosis of a case in Goma, a city of 2 million people, which is a transport hub on the border with Rwanda. That follows the case last week of a women who crossed into Uganda to buy fish – and the arrival of a family harbouring the virus, three of whom died, in Uganda last month.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, appealed on Wednesday for the international community to help with funds. WHO is working on a new plan to control the epidemic, he said, which would cost “hundred of millions” of dollars.

“It is time for the world to take notice and redouble our efforts. We need to work together in solidarity with the DRC to end this outbreak and build a better health system,” said Tedros.

Read the full article about Ebola in the DRC by Sarah Boseley at The Guardian.