WHO's Tedros says Ebola outbreak remains global emergency
The World Health Organization director-general stated the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo remains a global emergency. This rare Bundibugyo outbreak was first declared a public health emergency of international concern on May 17. Updated recommenda...
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GENEVA - The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo remains a global emergency.
The U.N. health agency first declared the rare Bundibugyo outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, on May 17.
"Updated recommendations to the government of DRC and other countries at risk will be issued in the coming days," Tedros said on X.
The U.N. health agency first declared the rare Bundibugyo outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, on May 17.
"Updated recommendations to the government of DRC and other countries at risk will be issued in the coming days," Tedros said on X.
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