The PHEIC development on Ebola signals a heightened state of alert, calling for international coordination, and it comes as the 79th World Health Assembly starts in Geneva, on Monday.

WHO Declares Global Emergency As Ebola Strain Without Approved Vaccines Spreads In DR Congo, Uganda

WHO declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a PHEIC just 48 hours after confirmation, the fastest such designation in history. What drove the decision.