Data, Legal & Regulatory, News Ebola declared a global health emergency WHO decided Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak should be treated as an international health emergency, after the virus reached a city of 2 million people. By Arete News - July 17, 2019 The body of a WHO doctor responding to the Ebola outbreak is loaded on a plane in Goma, Congo, after he was killed in an April attack (AN/Michael Ali) You need to login to view this content. Please Login. Not a Member? Join Us