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STORY: WHO / DRC EBOLA TEDROS
TRT: 2:49
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 27-28 APRIL 2019, BUTEMBO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1. Wide shot, Tedros and Moeti disembarking form UN helicopter
2. Wide shot, Tedors and Moeti, greeting WHO staff
3. Tracking shot, delegation walking away from helicopter
4. Med shot, Tedros and Moeti washing hands
5. Wide shot, Moeti exiting washing point
6. Pan right, WHO staff walking in group
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO:
“The demise of Richard really shocked all of us. And I know how you feel. He was only saving lives, and nothing else.”
8. Close up, WHO staff listening
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO:
“We are life savers. We are WHO. We will not be intimidated. And we will finish the job.”
10. Med shot, WHO staff
11. Med shot, Tedros elbow-greeting WHO staff
12. Various shots, WHO coordination meeting
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO:
“As you know the number of cases, especially in Butembo and Katwa is increasing, more than 20 per day, this is very dangerous, and we are really worried and I know you are worried too.”
14. Various shots, meeting with local officials and health partners
15. Wide shot, Moeti elbow-greeting staff
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa, WHO:
“We are absolutely determined to remain here, and I was very encouraged by the very clear commitment expressed by all our colleagues who are here to continue this fight, I was really very touched by their commitment, by the fact that despite the pain that they have lived through, they cheered up, they were encouraged by our presence and they are determined to go forward. So we will be here until this epidemic has been put to an end.”
17. Wide shot, photo op
Senior leadership from the World Health Organization (WHO) have concluded a two-day visit to Butembo, an Ebola-affected town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where a WHO epidemiologist was killed by armed men earlier this month.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, have concluded a visit to Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was in Butembo on 19 April that WHO epidemiologist Dr Richard Mouzoko was killed by armed men while he and colleagues were working on the Ebola response.
“The demise of Richard really shocked all of us. And I know how you feel. He was only saving lives, and nothing else,” Dr Tedros told gathered WHO staff.
Dr Tedros and Dr Moeti traveled to Butembo to express their gratitude and show support to WHO and partner organization staff, while also assessing the next steps needed to strengthen both security and the Ebola response effort. They also met with local political, business and religious leaders, and called on them to accelerate their efforts to stabilize the surrounding environment.
“As you know the number of cases, especially in Butembo and Katwa is increasing, more than 20 per day, this is very dangerous, and we are really worried and I know you are worried too,” Dr Tedros said at the coordination meeting of the humanitarians in Butembo.
They urged the international community to step up support to contain the Ebola outbreak, including filling the funding gap that threatens to stymie the Ebola response.
Most Ebola response activities, including community engagement, vaccination, and case investigation, have been re-launched following a slowdown in the wake of the attack that left Dr. Mouzoko dead and two people injured. However, they expressed deep concern that a rise in reported cases in recent weeks is straining resources even further.
“We are absolutely determined to remain here,” said Dr Moeti, “and I was very encouraged by the very clear commitment expressed by all our colleagues who are here to continue this fight, I was really very touched by their commitment, by the fact that despite the pain that they have lived through, they cheered up, they were encouraged by our presence and they are determined to go forward. So, we will be here until this epidemic has been put to an end.”
The delegation met the Mayor of Butembo, Sylvain Kanyamanda Mbusa, the US Ambassador, Michael A. Hammer, the Deputy Special Representative of the peacekeeping mission to the DRC (MONUSCO), David Gressly, and other UN partners, business, religious and political leaders, and NGOs active in the response.
Only half of the currently requested funds have been received, which could lead to WHO and partners rolling back some activities precisely when they are most needed.
