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Kinshasa, July 19 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oly Ilunga, said that for the authorities, the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 1,700 people Now has always been a health emergency.
At a joint conference with the deputy director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Ibrahima-Soce Fall, said that from the outset, the outbreak was an international emergency because risks of spread in neighboring countries.
Thursday's meeting in the city of Goma, which is part of the affected areas with its two million inhabitants, is held 24 hours after a committee of experts from WHO has declared the outbreak of an international health emergency.
As we are still evaluating a risk of spread, we have developed collaborations with different countries, particularly Rwanda and Uganda, acknowledged a Congolese minister.
The Ministry of Health said that Goma and Uganda knew that they were at risk and refused to comply with the health recommendations.
The government is planning unspecified measures to prevent these high-risk contacts from further spreading the disease in the region.
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