The World Health Organization declares the epidemic a global health emergency.It’s a global health crisis – not a pandemic.But the World Health Organization is warning that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda could be much larger than what has been detected so far.The global health body is advising countries to activate national disaster mechanisms and introduce cross-border and internal screening.Presenter: James BaysGuests:Ariel Kestens – Head of the Kinshasa delegation, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesDr Margaret Harris – Lecturer at the United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchDr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma – Former deputy director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionPublished On 17 May 202617 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
