The United Nations says it has given two million dollars to South Sudan to support critical Ebola virus disease preparedness activities in the country to protect nearly half a million people in high-risk areas, mostly in Equatoria, which borders the Ebola-hit DR Congo.
UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its weekly briefs, the money will help to strengthen surveillance, build case management capabilities, and enhance laboratory services. it will also increase infection prevention and control in western, central and eastern Equatoria.
It added that several N.G.Os in Yei had already trained and deployed 40 community-based mobilisers in five communities for house to house sensitisation.
Two million dollars is really pathetic. They should easily be able to come up with more than that.