By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterTaiwan is willing to help the WHO combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) if it can make a contribution through “dignified” means, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said yesterday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday last week declared the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo a “public emergency of international concern.”“It is time for the world to take notice and redouble our efforts. We need to work together in solidarity with [the DR Congo] to end this outbreak and build a better health system,” he said in a news release. Since the first outbreak in the DR Congo on Aug. 1 last year, the WHO has classified the deadly epidemic as a level 3 emergency — the most serious. Taiwan is willing and able to contribute to any global health project, but only if the WHO secretariat allows it to manifest its contribution through respected means, Department of International Organizations Director-General Bob Chen (陳龍錦) told a weekly news conference in Taipei.

Source: Taipei Times July 23, 2019 16:06 UTC