Review of the Strategic Response Plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

“The response to Ebola has required enormous resources. Let us put the emphasis on using this crisis as a means of strengthening the health system. The implications go far beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); the world is watching us.” This was the core message from Dr Eteni Longondo, Minister of Health of the DRC, to the participants of the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Response Plan 4 for Ebola, which took place in Goma this past week.

In response to a rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak, the Ministry of Health, the United Nations and other partners launched Strategic Response Plan 4 on 1 July 2019, which calls for scaling up the Ebola response around five pillars:

• strengthening the public health response to the Ebola outbreak;
• strengthening political commitment, security and operational support;
• strengthening support for communities;
• strengthening financial planning, monitoring and reporting; and
• strengthening preparedness.

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