The Empty Chair: How US Cuts to Global Health Efforts Have Left Africa Vulnerable to Ebola The latest outbreak of the Bundibugyo variant of Ebola in central Africa has sparked alarm, but concern extends beyond the virus itself.
The United States' absence from the global response is glaring, and it's a result of deliberate decisions made by the US government.
Funding for global health efforts has been drastically cut, with assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo dropping from $1. 4 billion to just $21 million over the past year.