The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is calling for immediate global investment to stop a growing health disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jagan Chapagain, head of the federation, warned that the international response to the current outbreak is far weaker than that seen a decade ago, characterizing the situation as one of the world's most neglected humanitarian crises.

Government data released Monday shows confirmed infections in the DRC have surpassed 8,000 with 3,901 deaths, the largest total in the nation's history and the second largest of any Ebola outbreak globally since the 2014-2016 West African epidemic. Routine healthcare has been severely disrupted in the hardest hit areas, and health officials warn the crisis will multiply without coordinated global solidarity.