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The epidemic of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest in history after the 2014 west African epidemic. A storm of detrimental factors complicates this event: armed conflict, political instability, and mass displacement. WHO, the DRC Government, and non-governmental organisation (NGO) partners have shown remarkable leadership but are badly stretched. The outbreak remains far from controlled, risking a long-term epidemic with regional, perhaps global, impacts.
Faced with an evolving complex humanitarian crisis, and recent elections complete, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus should reconvene the Emergency Committee (EC) and consider declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The first EC report on Oct 17, 2018, called for “intensified” action, fearing “significant deterioration”.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30243-0/fulltext
And many people are hiding in the forest out of fear of Ebola..........which is not helping.
Faced with an evolving complex humanitarian crisis, and recent elections complete, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus should reconvene the Emergency Committee (EC) and consider declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The first EC report on Oct 17, 2018, called for “intensified” action, fearing “significant deterioration”.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30243-0/fulltext
And many people are hiding in the forest out of fear of Ebola..........which is not helping.