World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, said the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health authorities were still behind. Tedros: 'We need to move faster'
Tedros had just returned from visiting Ituri Province in eastern DR Congo, which is the epicenter of the outbreak. Tedros said authorities are "catching up" and said he was "very encouraged by the level of commitment I saw everywhere I went" in Ituri Province.
At the same time, Tedros said the virus is still ahead, and "we need to move faster."
The virus is also present in the North and South Kivu Provinces in DR Congo and in neighboring Uganda.
The outbreak is being driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. This variety of Ebola has no medication or vaccine.
