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Volunteers in Bunia are cooking meals for Ebola patients and health workers amid rising cases.
The World Health Organization has deemed the outbreak a global health emergency.
Aid groups warn funding shortfalls threaten ongoing Ebola response in Congo.
Volunteers deliver meals like porridge and bread to soothe patients and support staff morale.
The outbreak has spread from initial areas to 22 health zones, with 321 cases and 48 deaths reported.
The World Food Programme coordinates food support for Ebola response amid conflict and displacement.
Local health workers stress that nutrition is critical as cases rise and funds wane.
Uganda has closed its border with Congo amid the outbreak and rising cases.
The Congo outbreak is linked to the Bundibugyo virus with no approved vaccine or treatment.

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Volunteers in Bunia are cooking and delivering meals to Ebola patients and health workers at the Evangelical Medical Center.
The meals include porridge, omelets, bread, and sometimes fish with fufu to support patients’ nutrition.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has overwhelmed health facilities amid conflict and food insecurity in the region.
World Health Organization data show 321 cases and 48 deaths across eastern Congo’s three provinces as of Tuesday.
UN aid partners warn that funding shortfalls risk slowing meals distribution to those in need.
Health workers say increased meals are needed as patient numbers rise.
The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment; care focuses on symptom management.
The outbreak has spread from initial health zones to multiple others, prompting WHO alerts.
Uganda closed its border with Congo in response to the outbreak.
Aid agencies emphasize nutrition as a key support in outbreak response amid security challenges.

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