After fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo is key test for UN
LONDON (AP) — Nearly four years after the World Health Organization was accused of bungling its response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in history, the U.N. agency appears to be moving swiftly to contain a flare-up in Congo, in what some experts see as a critical test of its credibility.
"The difference between WHO's response in 2014 and now is like night and day," said Suerie Moon, of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland, who was part of an independent panel that assessed WHO's performance back then.
Fourteen cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Congo since the outbreak was reported last week, including one death.