Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak can be contained if the necessary resources are available, despite signs that the situation is worsening.

According to Qatar News Agency, the WHO stated that efforts to contain the outbreak are accelerating, with 400 beds added over the past two weeks and more epidemiologists prepared to be deployed to trace contacts. The organization emphasized that Ebola could be contained within three months if sufficient resources are secured. Currently, around 60 percent of the USD 115 million required to respond to the outbreak has been raised.

The WHO highlighted several challenges that continue to hinder efforts, including delayed case detection, exhausted response teams, armed conflict, and shortages of vaccines and treatments for the rare Bundibugyo strain. The WHO's Emergency Committee is meeting today to discuss the outbreak and will decide whether to extend the public health emergency of international concern.