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US announces additional $20 million for Ebola response

The U.S. State Department said on ‌Wednesday it would provide an additional $20 million to help fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa, bringing its ⁠total direct support to more than $220 million.

The money will support preparedness efforts in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan, including for national emergency operations ‌centers, ⁠as well as surveillance, testing, border screening and infection prevention and control, ⁠the department said in a statement. It will also help countries ⁠distribute critical commodities

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