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UK Pledges £21 Million for DRC Ebola, Glasgow Patient Tests Negative

7/1/2026

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The UK pledged up to £21 million for the Ebola response in the DRC and areas.
An Ebola patient was admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and tested negative.
Scotland’s agency reported no Ebola cases, said traveler risk is low, and noted NHS protocols test travelers.
UK Health Security Agency and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are deployed to aid Ebola work in DRC and Republic of Congo.

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The UK pledged up to £21 million for the Ebola response in the DRC and areas.
An Ebola patient was admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and tested negative.
Scotland’s agency reported no Ebola cases, said traveler risk is low, and noted NHS protocols test travelers.
UK Health Security Agency and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are deployed to aid Ebola work in DRC and Republic of Congo.