The current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is believed to have begun in Guinea in December 2013. This outbreak now involves community transmission in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and recently an ill traveller from Liberia infected a small number of people in Nigeria with whom he had direct contact.
On 8 August 2014, WHO declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in accordance with the International Health…
The 6th meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa took place by teleconference on Thursday, 2 July 2015, and by electronic correspondence from 2-6 July 2015.
As in previous meetings, the Committee’s role was to advise the WHO Director-General as to:
An Emergency Committee (EC) regarding yellow fever was convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) by teleconference on 19 May 2016, from 13:00 to 17:15 Central European Time.
The following affected States Parties participated in the information session of the meeting: Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
WHO welcomes the contribution from the Government of the United States of America to significantly build upon their previous Ebola response in west Africa.
The new commitment provides support to the United Nations and to other international partners to help the Governments of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Senegal in their work to contain this outbreak. Read more
The 7th meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa took place by teleconference on Thursday, 1 October 2015, and by electronic correspondence from 1-3 October 2015.
As in previous meetings, the Committee’s role was to advise the WHO Director-General as to:
Statement on travel and transport in relation to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak
Statement on the 6th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) concerning Yellow Fever
Progress in Nigeria brings humanity closer to ending polio
WHO welcomes the extensive Ebola support from the United States of America
Statement on the 7th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa