WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

This is reserved for diseases that pose a public health risk to other countries.

The declaration comes just days after Uganda confirmed a case in its capital Kampala.

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