WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo

WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo

The World Health ​Organisation said on ‌Thursday on X that, in partnership ​with the ​national medical research organisation ⁠of the ​Democratic Republic of ​Congo, it is scaling up Ebola diagnostic ​capacities in ​the country to help swiftly ‌contain ⁠an outbreak. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ​...

Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy
May 29
WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo

The World Health ​Organisation said on ‌Thursday on X that, in partnership ​with the ​national medical research organisation ⁠of the ​Democratic Republic of ​Congo, it is scaling up Ebola diagnostic ​capacities in ​the country to help swiftly ‌contain ⁠an outbreak.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ​the ​effort ⁠aims to strengthen the laboratory ​network to ​deliver ⁠real-time data, rapidly identify confirmed ⁠cases ​and save ​lives.

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