WHO declares Ebola crisis in DR Congo a ‘public health emergency of international concern’
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern This emergency provision is the highest level of alarm the W.H.O can sound and has only been used four times previously. WHO Director-General (Dr....
Congolese officials and the World Health Organization officials wear protective suits as they participate in a training against the Ebola virus near the town of Beni in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 11, 2018. REUTERS/Samuel Mambo
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern
This emergency provision is the highest level of alarm the W.H.O can sound and has only been used four times previously.
WHO Director-General (Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) says he has accepted recommendations there should be no restrictions on travel or trade, and no entry screening of passengers at ports or airports outside the immediate region.
