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Good meeting with Prime Minister @SuminwaJudith on #DRC’s response to the outbreak of #Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the country’s east. We agreed that community ownership of the response is a critical component for bringing the outbreak under control, and that the government’s experience in ending 16 previous Ebola outbreaks leaves it well placed to end this one. I updated the Prime Minister on @WHO’s coordination and collaboration with multiple partners in support of the government-led response. We also discussed how we will use this outbreak as an opportunity to strengthen the health system in Ituri and other provinces of the country, and improve services and emergency preparedness.