Katy Nembe Katonda, CAFOD representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo, said:
“This grim milestone shows the relentless pace of the strain, which is now killing one person every 30 minutes.
“Our partners on the frontline are under immense pressure to deliver aid and medical care in the most difficult circumstances.
“More emergency aid from the international community is desperately needed if we are to have any hope of containing this outbreak.”
For more information or interview requests, please contact:
Rosalind Mayfield, CAFOD Media Lead
Melissa Nethersole, CAFOD Media Officer
CAFOD’s out-of-hours media line
CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and part of Caritas Internationalis, working with communities across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America to fight poverty and injustice, including those worst hit by climate change. The agency works with people in need, regardless of race, gender, religion or nationality.
CAFOD is funded mainly by voluntary donations from people in the Catholic community of England and Wales. We also receive funding from fellow Catholic charities and development agencies, the DEC, trusts and foundations, and the UK and other governments.
