WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during the opening session of the WHO's 79th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/F
BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday on X that, in partnership with the national medical research organization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is scaling up Ebola diagnostic capacities in the country to help swiftly contain an outbreak.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the effort aims to strengthen the laboratory network to deliver real-time data, rapidly identify confirmed cases and save lives.
(Reporting by Kirsti KnolleEditing by Linda Pasquini)
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