Information session on studies undertaken in response to the Ebola outbreak
WHO Secretariat convened an informal meeting of Member States, UN partners and NGOs in Official Relations with WHO, on studies/reviews undertaken in the context of the Ebola Outbreak. This informal information session was held on Sunday, 24 January 2016 from 14:00-17:00 in the WHO Executive Board Room.
The session involved presentations from three external panels: National Academy of Medicine, Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the European Commission.
The three presentations were followed by a brief feedback of the three WHO mandated reviews and Advisory Bodies: the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel, the Director-General’s Advisory Group on Reform and the Review Committee on the Role of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the Ebola Outbreak and Response.