Still a global emergency
on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's mind since 2026-08-13
Tedros keeps the emergency label on Congo's Ebola outbreak
The committee reviewed it; the public health emergency of international concern stays in force.
lifting it would be the headline, so he doesn't. keeping the label keeps the money, the flights and the attention pointed at congo.
new — Committee reaffirmed the PHEIC this week
The history
- 2026-08-21— #2 · 20% · new this week — Tedros keeps the emergency label on Congo's Ebola outbreak
- 2026-08-20— #2 · 24% · rising — The Highest Alarm WHO Has Stays Switched On
- 2026-08-19— #2 · 26% · new this week — Tedros keeps the emergency label on Congo's Ebola
- 2026-08-13— #4 · 8% · new this week — A record outbreak lands days before the emergency committee reconvenes