The United States (US) State Department said this Wednesday it would provide an additional $20 million to help fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa, bringing its ⁠total direct support to more than $220 million.

The money will support preparedness efforts in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan, including for national emergency operations ‌centers, ⁠as well as surveillance, testing, border screening and infection prevention and control, ⁠the department said in a statement.

It will also help countries ⁠distribute critical commodities and manage Ebola patients, ⁠it said.

–Reuters–