Six months after the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that urgent action is needed to ensure available resources translate into effective, coordinated activities where they are needed most.

The organisation says despite hundreds of millions of US dollars disbursed by the international community, critical shortcomings in essential aspects of the response persist, undermining efforts to contain the outbreak and save lives.

Claire Waterhouse, Director of Advocacy and Analysis at MSF Southern Africa spoke to Nhlanhla Mahlangu...