Africa CDC Chief Pushes for Sovereign Health Funding Amid 2026 Ebola Crisis
Dr. Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa CDC, is urging African leaders to assume financial and political control of public health responses, moving away from reliance on Western donors. This push coincides with a severe Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the DRC that has killed over 3,300 people, highlighting the urgency of domestic funding and the limitations of current international aid models.