WHO keeps DRC Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak at PHEIC level
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 4 min
WHO’s Ebola Bundibugyo emergency committee says the DRC outbreak still meets PHEIC criteria, but not pandemic-emergency criteria, as Member States begin a new IHR implementation committee shaped by COVID-era coordination failures.
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WHO’s Ebola Bundibugyo emergency committee says the DRC outbreak still meets PHEIC criteria, but not pandemic-emergency criteria, as Member States begin a new IHR implementation committee shaped by COVID-era coordination failures.
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