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 the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The United States is proud to be the largest financial contributor to the Ebola response effort.
The Department of State's assistance commitment to combat the outbreak has exceeded $162 million and is growing, enabling implementing organizations to expand the ongoing response in Africa. U.S. funding is providing critical activities to stop the outbreak at its source and ensure Ebola does not reach the United States.
The Department has also provided $350 million through OCHA pooled funds to the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan for broader humanitarian efforts in the affected region, as part of our $1.8 billion in additional funding to OCHA announced on May 14. The Department has also mobilized an additional $50 million to OCHA's Central Emergency Response Fund to support with the immediate establishment of up to 50 Ebola response clinics.
