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Zika Virus Caught It Unprepared Again: WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) says, despite pledging to improve its emergency-response systems after the Ebola crisis, it was not prepared to deal properly with the Zika virus. Image: Dr Marie-Paule Kieny (AAP)


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The World Health Organization (WHO) says, despite pledging to improve its emergency-response systems after the Ebola crisis, it was not prepared to deal properly with the Zika virus. Image: Dr Marie-Paule Kieny (AAP)


The admission has come at a meeting in Switzerland, where scientists and public-health experts have been assessing the international response to Zika.

 


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