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Africa CDC

The postponement of the India-Africa Forum Summit has highlighted India’s growing role in Africa’s healthcare sector, including efforts to develop an Ebola vaccine.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo as very complex, citing conflict, displacement and insecurity as major challenges.

India has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan following the Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus strain.