India, May 25 -- India has dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak across several African nations, with the epicentre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Sharing details of the humanitarian assistance, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar wrote on X: "Dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to @AfricaCDC today."

He added, "Committed to support Africa in responding to the emerging Ebola public health emergency. @AfricanUnion."

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