The WHO declares Ebola a public health emergency. Here's what that actually ...
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/8/5982163/ebola-outbreak-viruswho-declares-public-health-emergency-international-concern/in/5712456
This does not, however, mean WHO will go in and fix everything in the Ebola fight. The declaration itself comes with recommended things that various nations should do, but it doesn't automatically come with funding, gloves, aid workers, or any of the ...
WHO: Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Is a 'Public Health Emergency'
http://mashable.com/2014/08/08/who-ebola-outbreak-is-a-public-health-emergency/
The WHO announced the Ebola outbreak ? the largest and longest in history ? is worrying enough to merit being declared an international health emergency. WHO declared similar emergencies for the swine flu pandemic in 2009 and for polio in May.
WHO declares Ebola a 'public health emergency'
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/08/6614535/who-declares-ebola-a-public-health.html
One of the highest-level emergency declarations that the WHO can issue was made by Dr. Margaret Chan following a two-day conference in Geneva, Switzerland, where a panel of health experts unanimously recommended the action after hearing reports ...
WHO declares escalating Ebola outbreak an international emergency
http://news.sciencemag.org/africa/2014/08/who-declares-escalating-ebola-outbreak-international-emergency
With cases rapidly mounting in four West African countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), a designation that allows the agency to issue ...
WHO Declares Ebola in West Africa a Health Emergency
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/world/europe/who-declares-ebola-in-west-africa-a-health-emergency.html
LONDON ? Facing the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus, with almost 1,000 fatalities in West Africa, the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency on Friday, demanding an ?extraordinary? response ? only the ...
Ebola an 'international emergency' in need of urgent response, says WHO
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/8/ebola-an-internationalemergencyinneedofurgentresponsesayswho.html
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa represents an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to halt its spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The Geneva-based United Nations health agency warned that ...
Ebola outbreak is global public health emergency, says WHO
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.609608
Ebola outbreak is global public health emergency, says WHO. World Health Organization declared similar emergencies for swine flu pandemic in 2009 and polio in May; Ebola has a 50 percent death rate, and has so far killed 961. By The Associated Press ...
WHO: Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/health/ebola-outbreak/
(CNN) -- Global health experts on Friday declared the Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa an international health emergency that requires a coordinated global approach. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are battling the Ebola virus, which has also ...
