FT called the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a "dress rehearsal" for a new pandemic

The outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may become a "dress rehearsal" for a new pandemic amid cuts in global health funding and declining confidence in science. This was reported on June 13 by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper.

"Ebola is unlikely to cause the next pandemic... However, the outbreak in DR Congo is a dress rehearsal for what could happen next in an era when international funding for global health is declining... and public confidence in science and multilateral solutions is melting," the article says.

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