WHO declare DRC Ebola outbreak international health emergency
A WHO expert committee had previously declined make the declaration despite the death of a boy in neighbouring Uganda back in June.
A WHO expert committee had previously declined make the declaration despite the death of a boy in neighbouring Uganda back in June.
The boy, part of a Congolese family who crossed into Uganda earlier in the week, was vomiting blood and died overnight, said officials.
The outbreak in the DRC is the second largest in history and efforts to sweep the virus are on the brink of failure.