Ebola outbreak: India has sent first tranche of medical supplies to Africa CDC, says MEA
India has dispatched its first batch of medical supplies to the Africa CDC in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization recently declared the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs expressed its commitment to continue supporting the affected regions as needed.
- ▪India has sent medical supplies to the Africa CDC amid the Ebola outbreak.
- ▪The WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17.
- ▪The Congolese government has reported over 1,000 suspected cases and at least 220 deaths since the outbreak began.
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India has sent its first tranche of medical supplies to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) amid the outbreak of Ebola in parts of the continent, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday (May 29, 2026).On May 17, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreakAt his weekly media briefing, External Affairs Ministry's spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked if India had sent any medical aid to Africa in the wake of the outbreak."On your question, about the help that we have sent, we have sent medical supplies to CDC Africa.
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