WHO gathers for annual assembly amid hantavirus and ebola fears: What to know
The World Health Organization is convening to address recent outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola. The U.S. is absent from the assembly following its withdrawal from the organization earlier this year. Discussions will focus on global health coordination and the response to these emerging health threats.
- ▪The WHO is meeting to discuss hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks.
- ▪The U.S. is not participating in the assembly due to its withdrawal from the WHO.
- ▪Over 250 cases of Ebola and 88 deaths have been reported, primarily in Congo.
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The World Health Organization is meeting on Monday after several recent disease outbreaks stirred health concerns in the international community. Hantavirus and Ebola will likely be among the top matters of discussion as leaders gather in Geneva this week. The U.S. is not among the member states assembling for WHO’s annual meeting, as President Donald Trump officially pulled Washington out of the organization in January, citing concerns over its handling of COVID-19, among other issues.
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