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What's on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

34%22%14%9%21%

On track for deadliest ever 34% Ebola outpacing response 22% Attacks on health care, no justice 14% · newThe ghost of 2014 9% everything else 21%

The WHO chief warns the DRC outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history.

Ebola outbreak in Congo could be deadliest ever, global health chief warns

our translation

saying 'deadliest ever' out loud is the last lever he owns — donors don't wire money for 'serious', they wire it for 'historic'

deadliest-ever warning carried by four outletsvery sure · 4 sources

record tally now eclipses the response gappretty sure · 2 sources

new — WHO impunity statement, Aug 14pretty sure · 1 source

2014 benchmark back in every wire storyhonestly, a hunch · 2 sources

saturday, august 15

Get the overnight DRC case count before the sitrep publishes(safe bet)

Say 'deadliest ever' on camera at least once more(reported)

Draft the emergency committee brief ahead of the Aug 18 review(safe bet)

Chase the ministries that pledged response money and haven't wired it(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Get the overnight DRC case count before the sitrep publishes

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