🇨🇫 Over 2 million people in the Central African Republic are facing acute hunger, including 262,000 in emergency conditions. While improved harvests have helped prevent worse outcomes, displacement & high food prices continue to drive need ⬇ #RCA
“When the funding was reduced, the resources shrank a lot, and this put people at high risk not only for Ebola but also cholera and mpox. It’s an emergency full of emergencies,” Oxfam’s DRC Country Director told Sky News speaking about the Ebola outbreak in the country.
Oxfam Ireland launches emergency appeal as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Immediate funding is critical to prevent uncontrolled spread of the virus and reduce the risk of a wider regional health crisis.
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This is what emergency response can look like in practice: teams doing whatever they need to do to get help to people who need it.
Fiston Murhabazi and Oxfam’s emergency response team are travelling to Bunia to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak.
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Oxfam in Africa
Oxfam in DRC's emergency response team travelled to Bunia, Eastern #DRC to support efforts to contain the #Ebola outbreak. With local airports closed, the only way in is through long and rough roads, turning what should be a short emergency deployment into a difficult journey. ⬇
From Eastern #DRCongo, our health safety and security advisor shares what he witnesses on the ground. Families are facing the combined impacts of the #Ebola outbreak, insecurity & limited access to healthcare. Yet, communities continue to support one another ⬇ @oxfaminternational.bsky.social
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Oxfam& partners are responding to #Ebola outbreak in eastern #DRC with clean water, sanitation services & awareness campaigns.
But humanitarian funding is critically low. Without urgent support, efforts to protect lives could be undermined ➡ oxfam.org/en/ebola-out...
@fatihassane.bsky.social, our director, will be a speaker at @oxfamireland.bsky.social's #AfricaDay event. Joining a panel of experts, they will discuss how Africa is playing a defining role in shaping global solutions.
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The strongest response starts with people. In eastern #DRC, where #Ebola is spreading, local leaders, youth & communities are taking the lead to protect one another. Oxfam is working alongside to support prevention, raise awareness & strengthen community-led action ⬇ @oxfaminternational.bsky.social
Immediate funding is critical to prevent uncontrolled spread of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and reduce the risk of a wider regional health crisis.
#CAR
Approximately 2 million people in the Central African Republic—nearly one in three people—face high levels of acute food insecurity, including 262,000 people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).
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Join Oxfam Ireland this Africa Day for an evening of conversation, insight, and connection.
We're counting down to our Africa Day event next Monday, 25 May!
Register now and join Oxfam Ireland for an evening of conversation, insight, and connection.
🎼Music by Tura Arutura's Celtic-African band
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