Press Release: The European Union allocates €10 million to fight epidemic outbreaks in developing countries

The European Commission has allocated €10 million from its humanitarian aid budget to reduce the impact of epidemics on vulnerable people in developing countries and to support emergency operations to address outbreaks of communicable diseases. These funds will help an estimated 3,600,000 individuals living in areas at high risk of epidemics to receive proper protection against diseases. Populations in these countries are exposed to great risks to their health, lives and livelihoods. National resources to fight against epidemics are often exhausted causing major, even regional, emergencies.