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WHO Chief Visits Uganda and DRC Amid Growing Ebola Outbreak
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Uganda's response while warning that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had a 'big head start'.
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Science
WHO Chief Vows Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped' Amid Rising Deaths
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in the DRC as health workers face armed conflict and funding shortages.
Science
WHO Declares Global Health Emergency as Ebola Outbreak Spreads
The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency following a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Science
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Public Health Emergency of International Concern
An outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has surpassed 500 suspected cases.
World
WHO Chief Reports 220 Suspected Ebola Deaths as Epidemic Outpaces Response
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that delays in case detection have left responders 'playing catch-up' in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.