Thread by @WHO

The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on #Ebola in eastern #DRC is meeting today by teleconference to discuss whether the outbreak still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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This is the 8th Emergency Committee meeting on the #Ebola outbreak in eastern #DRC, chaired by Dr Preben Aavitsland.

The Committee agreed that the current situation in the Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, #DRC, provinces no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. bit.ly/2YzLPqP #Ebola

The #Ebola Emergency Committee provided the following advice for #DRC ⬇️

The #Ebola Emergency Committee provided the following advice for neighbouring countries and WHO ⬇️

.@DrTedros accepted the #Ebola Emergency Committee’s advice: bit.ly/2YzLPqP

The #Ebola Emergency Committee noted that the outbreak in the Equateur province, #DRC, is epidemiologically distinct event.

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