Ebola causes $3.6B loss in Africa
The United Nations announced that the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could cost the African continent around $3.6 billion and lead to the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs, representing a potential development crisis. Since its outbreak was announced on May 15, at least 1,307 people have been infected, with 377 of them having died, as there is no available vaccine or proven treatment for the circulating strain. The United Nations Development Programme warned that lack of resources and limited response efforts could result in a deeper and longer-lasting development crisis in the region, and possibly across Africa as a whole.
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