The WHO also pushed back on a U.S. travel ban, calling instead for public health measures that “work.”

The WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a global emergency, raising concerns of a larger, undetected spread. Trump's cuts to global health funding may have hindered…

* Says at least 90 deaths recorded so far in DR Congo, Uganda

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Tuesday before the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva that “the magnitude…

GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” by an Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has spilt into Uganda,…

WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, requiring a coordinated response. | World News

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."

The WHO defended its Ebola response, noting it's national authorities who detect outbreaks. Marco Rubio had said the WHO was 'a little late'

The WHO defended its Ebola response, noting it's national authorities who detect outbreaks. Marco Rubio had said the WHO was 'a little late'

The WHO also pushed back on a U.S. travel ban, calling instead for public health measures that “work.”

Die WHO sprach sich auch gegen ein Einreiseverbot in die USA aus und forderte stattdessen öffentliche Gesundheitsmaßnahmen, die „funktionieren“.

The agency said insecurity, population movement and operational constraints were complicating surveillance and contact tracing efforts, particularly in eastern DRC, where most…

There have been 82 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with seven confirmed deaths.