Good evening to all colleagues who have joined from the media and our Organization. Once again, I would like to thank Professor Steffen and all the members of the Emergency Committee on Ebola for their time and advice.
The Emergency Committee on Ebola has advised that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to be a public health emergency of international concern, and I have accepted that advice.
As I said yesterday, as long as there is a single case of Ebola in an area as insecure and unstable as eastern DRC, the potential remains for a much larger epidemic.
WHO’s risk assessment is that the risk of spread is high nationally and regionally, and low globally. Nonetheless, the signs are extremely positive in the