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- WHO technical officer Luca Fontana says the DRC needs 1,600 additional Ebola beds.
- Currently 1,400 beds operate in 59 treatment centres across six provinces.
- The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed 3,175 people and infected over 6,000.
- WHO estimates 9,000 health workers needed for 3,000 beds, requiring 5,000 new recruits.
- WHO says $115 million is required, $112.4 million pledged, leaving a $2.6 million gap.
