Ebola – ‘WHO Between a Rock and a Hard Place’

By allAfrica

Criticism rained down on the World Health Organization (WHO) when it decided on the weekend not to declare a global health emergency, despite the spread of Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda. WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told DW that the panel of experts who recommended that no emergency be declared found that the situation did not meet the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). “However the committee noted that is still a very concerning situation and that WHO should continue to put in place necessary measures to try to contain the outbreak,” he said. Read more>>