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Schools Face Sept. 1 Reopening Amid Ebola Funding Shortfall

8/27/2026

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Teachers and parents are urging authorities to delay school reopening because protective measures are inadequate, with schools set to reopen Sept. 1.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Ituri province has infected 5,713 people and killed 2,744.
Children under four face a 60 percent case-fatality rate in the outbreak.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says the $2.13 billion response plan is only 48 percent funded, needing an additional $1.1 billion.

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Teachers and parents are urging authorities to delay school reopening because protective measures are inadequate, with schools set to reopen Sept. 1.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Ituri province has infected 5,713 people and killed 2,744.
Children under four face a 60 percent case-fatality rate in the outbreak.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says the $2.13 billion response plan is only 48 percent funded, needing an additional $1.1 billion.