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Ebola Outbreak in Congo: Global Emergency
July 19 , 2019
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- The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
- WHO defines a global emergency as an “extraordinary event” which constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response.
- Such a declaration brings greater international attention and aid.
- This is only the fifth such declaration in history.
- Previous emergencies were: the emergence of Zika in the Americas, the swine flu pandemic, polio eradication and 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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