WHO declares Ebola an International Health Emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola Epidemic an
International Health Emergency, stating that "a coordinated
international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the
international spread of Ebola" which has killed almost a 1000 people in
four west African countries.
At an emergency meeting today August 8th, the Geneva based UN health agency said the
declaration of an international emergency will help in raising the
level of vigilance for transmission of the virus.
WHO advised countries
identified to have been infested by the deadly Ebola virus - Guinea,
Nigeria, Sierra Lieone and Liberia - to declare a state of emergency and
that there should be no general ban on international travel or trade on
these countries. Continue...
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