DRC Ex-Health Minister Questioned Over Use Of Ebola Funds
File: Health workers are seen inside the ‘red zone’ of an Ebola treatment centre, which was attacked in the early hours of the morning in Butembo. / AFPOly Ilunga, who resigned as DR Congo health minister last month, was questioned on Tuesday as part of an enquiry into the use of public funds earmarked to tackle the Ebola epidemic, his lawyer said.
The hearings were part of a preliminary inquiry “into the management of substantial funds provided by the government for the battle against the Ebola virus,” which has claimed almost 2,000 lives, another source said. Nearly 170,000 people have been given an Ebola vaccine manufactured by German pharma giant Merck since the outbreak started in the Democratic Republic of Congo a year ago.
The Merck vaccine is tested but unlicensed, while the Johnson & Johnson drug is still in the trial investigation stage.
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