Elon Musk 's claim that a government Ebola initiative was quickly restored after being accidentally canceled is being questioned by a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) official. Newsweek has contacted X, via email, for comment on behalf of Musk. It has also contacted DOGE, via direct message on X.

Elon Musk, an unelected US official leading budget cuts, claims funding to contain Uganda's Ebola outbreak "accidentally" ended temporarily. Ugandan officials say the US still offers support, but health workers argue that US help is gone.

USAID leads the government's efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases before they land on American soil. Some experts claim Musk broke it.

Donald Trump’s top campaign donor said DOGE accidentally cut off Ebola prevention funds but quickly reversed course. Reporting suggests otherwise.

USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.

THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president's Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.S.-funded Ebola contracts in the country.

Elon Musk admitted to President Trump's cabinet members that it was a "mistake" for the DOGE to have canceled the USAID's Ebola prevention initiative, and he said the program immediately "restored," but some current and former officials deny his "restoration" claim.

For example, with USAID one of the things we accidentally cancelled, very briefly, was Ebola prevention." Elon Musk told a cabinet meeting that DOGE ‘accidentally’ cut a USAID program working ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has revealed the US government accidentally cut Ebola virus prevention efforts. Musk told a US Cabinet meeting that the Department of Government Efficiency had made mistakes as it cut jobs and programmes in recent weeks.