Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Adam Thompson (Labour). It was answered by Chris Elmore (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Ebola Outbreaks

Question: What steps her Department is taking with international partners to support the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Answer: The UK has allocated £26.9 million of UK aid funding to support the response to the current Ebola outbreak within the DRC. That funding will strengthen disease surveillance and rapid response, and improve infection prevention and control. We are also working with the World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to help scale up the response and adapt existing programmes. This is a deeply concerning situation. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to work intensively alongside international partners to monitor developments and take the necessary action to protect both regional and global health security.

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