Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African governments to take greater ownership of disease outbreak responses, invest in their health systems and hold development partners accountable as the continent battles the Ebola virus outbreak.

The agency's Director-General, Jean Kaseya, said governments must ensure that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other partners receiving donor funds were accountable to national authorities and aligned their activities with government-led response plans.

Speaking on Channels Television's The Morning Brief on Thursday, Mr Kaseya said stronger African leadership and coordination were essential to containing outbreaks and preventing future...