Egypt's health minister pledges cooperation with African states to contain Ebola outbreak

Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, participating as co-chair of the high-level African ministerial committee, has affirmed Egypt's commitment to containing the Ebola outbreak.

• The extraordinary virtual ministerial meeting on the Ebola outbreak convened jointly by Africa CDC and WHO, with Abdel Ghaffar participating as co-chair of the high-level African ministerial committee.
• Abdel Ghaffar stated that cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Nigeria, requiring faster national response and cross-border coordination.
• Egypt has provided urgent medical aid — medicines, fluids and supplies — to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Africa CDC.
• Abdel Ghaffar urged development partners, financing institutions and charitable organizations to accelerate flexible funding for affected countries.