Ebola outbreak in West Africa : WHO could declare 'international health emergency'

The WHO will convene a two-day meeting of its emergency committee to determine whether the current Ebola viral disease outbreak in West Africa is a public health emergency of international concern, said the UN body in a release. 

 

The sole subject of the meeting of experts would be the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told a press briefing Wednesday at the UN Office in Geneva.

 

During the meeting, delegates will decide if the outbreak is severe enough to make it a "public health emergency of international concern" and could recommend procedures to reduce the global spread of Ebola, UN official added.