In recent days the DRC has reported more than 4,000 confirmed Ebola cases, with over 1,800 deaths across 51 health zones in five provinces. “In some areas of eastern DRC, the Ebola outbreak is outpacing our response, making it imperative that we rapidly scale up every aspect of our efforts to contain it,” said WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Our responsibility is to bring the response closer to communities and give frontline teams the support they need.” “Preparedness for HCIDs has been further strengthened in recent months, including enhanced operational readiness following recent public health events i.e. The statement added: “Ireland is well prepared to manage an imported case of Ebola, should this occur.