Appeals in Congo for supplies as groups warn Ebola outbreak ‘gaining momentum’

Aid groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have appealed for urgent supplies as the Ebola outbreak continues in the country (Moses Sawasawa/AP)

Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten a region already grappling with a displacement and humanitarian crisis.

“The situation is worrying because this is gaining momentum,” Hama Amado, a field co-ordinator in the city of Bunia for the Alima aid group, told The Associated Press.