Sunday, the World Health Organization’s chief Margaret Chan admitted the organization learned “many lessons” from being “caught by surprise, unprepared” in the latest Ebola outbreak. Chan said, “Never again should the world be caught by surprise, unprepared.” Follow Pam Key on
World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show a significant drop in cases of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and even beleaguered Sierra Leone, indicating a potential–though not guaranteed–end of an outbreak that has taken thousands of lives and affected millions.
Since it was first identified as a threat in March of this year, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has taken at least 7,500, according to the latest tally by the World Health Organization.
Indonesian Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced the country will stop administering virginity tests for female civil servants at the Institute of Public Administration. Students attend the college to train for civil and regional administration jobs.
