Health workers warn that reduced global support is exacerbating the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the virus is spreading rapidly and containment is difficult due to conflict and displacement.

<p>In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likely</p><p></p><p>Ebola is spreading rapidly in parts of east Africa. The deadly disease, which kills around half of those it infects, is <a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/alert-and-response">suspected to have claimed</a> the lives of at least 240 people since the outbreak began in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier...