{"id":340598,"date":"2026-05-25T22:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=340598"},"modified":"2026-05-25T22:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:02:17","slug":"ebola-epidemic-is-outpacing-response-efforts-who-chief-says-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/ebola-epidemic-is-outpacing-response-efforts-who-chief-says-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts, WHO chief says &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Vincent Mumo Nzilani and Sfundo Parakozov<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuters<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted May 25, 2026 12:58 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