WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicentre Saturday to urge community action WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Ituri on Saturday to back the response against a rare Ebola strain. With over 1,000 suspected cases and 246 deaths, Tedros emphasised the critical need for community work. Euronews · May 30
WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to DR Congo The head of the World Health Organisation is visiting the centre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brazil probes a suspected case. AAP · May 30
'We’re with you': WHO chief rushes to Congo as Ebola outbreak worsens The WHO chief is urging greater international backing to combat a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the DRC, highlighting delays and community mistrust as major hurdles. He stressed the need for local cooperation and urged countries to reconsider travel bans. The outbreak has already reached Uganda, with thousands of cases… The Times of India · May 30
WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspected… France 24 · May 30
Radio France Internationale · May 30 'We are here to help': WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - where a severe Ebola outbreak has been declared.
AAP · May 30 WHO chief rallies Congo's Ebola response Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says the latest Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace.
The Independent UK · May 30 WHO chief lands in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, epicenter of Ebola, as outbreak outpaces response The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in eastern Congo’s Bunia, where a rare type of Ebola is spreading faster than the response
Bangkok Post · May 29 WHO chief in capital of Ebola-hit DR Congo KINSHASA - The head of the World Health Organization, who is in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help fight an Ebola outbreak, was due on Friday to meet Congolese authorities before heading on Saturday to the violence-hit region at the centre of the crisis.