Experts warned that the world has become less resilient in the face of infectious disease outbreaks, as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda race against time to contain the spread of the Ebola virus.

According to a report published by The Guardian, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board said in a report released Monday that “infectious disease outbreaks are not only becoming more frequent, but also more destructive,” warning that pandemic risks are accelerating faster than investments aimed at preparedness, and that “the world has not actually become safer yet.”

The report added that the likelihood of disease outbreaks is increasing due to the climate crisis and armed conflicts, while collective efforts are being undermined by geopolitical divisions and commercial interests.

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is a panel of experts established in 2018 by the World Bank and the World Health Organization following the first major Ebola outbreak in West Africa and shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report comes as global attention grows over a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, and one day after an international health emergency was declared following the deaths of at least 87 people from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.