WHO Chief Urges Review of Ebola Travel Bans

Kathmandu. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged some countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures imposed due to the Ebola outbreak spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province in Congo, he said such bans not only make disease control efforts difficult but can also weaken transparency and trust. He emphasized the need to re-evaluate the bans, stating that 'trust and transparency are the basis for saving lives.'