The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo a "public health emergency of international concern." The growing number of cases raises questions about fighting pandemics amid global health funding cuts.

Can border walls keep out pandemics? The World Health Organization is officially branding the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". As the death toll from the rare strain climbs, so does the number of contact cases. Ituri province may seem remote on a map, but nowhere's very far in a globalised world.