After several hours of debate, the WHO finally decided not to do so. All the criteria are not met, the experts say. For the WHO, the Ebola outbreak is an "emergency for the DRC and the region", but it is not a "public health emergency of international concern".

The press conference convened Friday by the WHO started very late. The sign, no doubt that the decision not to raise the level of the threat was not self-evident for the committee of experts


A world emergency must pose a risk to public health in other States and may require coordinated international action. Despite the deaths of two people in Uganda, this is not the case for WHO

The agency is still appealing to neighboring DRC countries to intensify measures to detect possible cases of Ebola at their borders. Increased cases of Ebola in Mabalako, attacks on health centers, mistrust of part of the population...


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