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Africa: Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa's Domestic Health Funding

AllAfrica16 October 2026, 13:52 UTCKenya

[IPS] Bulawayo -- An Ebola death last week in Kenya is highlighting the urgency of Africa's public health emergency preparedness and how the continent's governments are committing their national budgets to the health sector.

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