# UK Announces £50 Million Package to Combat Ebola Outbreak in DRC

The UK government announced a £50 million funding package to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest in the country's history and is on course to become the deadliest and most extensive Ebola epidemic ever recorded. [^1]

The UK government announced a new funding package of £50 million to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [^2]

FCDO Minister for Africa Kirsty McNeill announced the measures on the first day of Parliament's return. [^3]

FCDO Minister for Africa Kirsty McNeill announced the funding package today. [^4]

The funding is designed to support vulnerable people affected by the Ebola outbreak. [^5]

## What this stands on

1. The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest in the country's history and is on course to become the deadliest and most extensive Ebola epidemic ever recorded. (GOV.UK, News)
2. The UK government announced a new funding package of £50 million to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (GOV.UK, News)
3. FCDO Minister for Africa Kirsty McNeill announced the measures on the first day of Parliament's return. (GOV.UK, News)
4. FCDO Minister for Africa Kirsty McNeill announced the funding package today. (thestkittsnevisobserver.com, News)
5. The funding is designed to support vulnerable people affected by the Ebola outbreak. (thestkittsnevisobserver.com, News)

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