WHO: Ebola 'an international emergency'

Name: WHO: Ebola 'an international emergency'
Uploaded: 2014-08-08T05:28:34.000Z
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: The World Health Organization in Geneva is expected to announce new measures to combat the Ebola virus, which has now claimed over 900 lives in West Africa.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency.

WHO officials said a coordinated international response was essential to stop and reverse the spread of the virus.

The announcement came after experts convened a two-day emergency meeting in Switzerland.

Nick Childs reports.

Health

8 August 2014