Friday, August 8, 2014

World Health Organization (WHO) Has Declared Ebola 'An International Emergency'



WHO: Ebola 'An International Emergency' -- BBC

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the spread of Ebola in West Africa is an international health emergency.

WHO officials said a co-ordinated response was essential to stop and reverse the spread of the virus.

In Nigeria, one of the latest countries to be affected, President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a national state of emergency.

More than 960 people have died from Ebola in West Africa this year, two of them in Nigeria, the WHO says.

There were 68 new cases and 29 deaths reported over the course of two days this week, the United Nations health agency revealed on Friday.

It brings the total number of cases to 1,779.

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More News On The World Health Organization (WHO) Declaring Ebola 'An International Emergency

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Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency by World Health Organization -- FOX News
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WHO Declares Public Health Emergency as Ebola Continues to Spread -- US News and World Report
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Ebola patients in west Africa to be denied experimental drugs used in US -- The Guardian
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