WHO chief fires back at Rubio over Ebola comments

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Source: The Hill

05/20/26 7:20 PM ET


The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief on Wednesday shot down Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments alleging the agency was a “little late” to identify an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“We don’t replace the countries’ work, we only support them,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva, as reported by Politico. “It could be from lack of understanding of how [the International Health Regulations] work and [the] responsibilities of WHO and other entities,” he added, likely indirectly referencing Rubio’s comments.

Global officials are currently monitoring the hundreds of suspected cases of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are currently 134 suspected deaths.

An American worker contracted the disease while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the CDC. The person was subsequently transported to Germany for care.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5888428-who-rebuffs-rubio-ebola-claims/

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1. USA officially quit membership in WHO in January 2026.

What’s Rubio complaining about?

[Ray Bruns]

2. So the people responsible for the measles outbreaks in the United States are Johnny on the spot?

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[SamuelAdams]

3. This administration pulled out of W.H.O.

They have fought to make the CDC less involved and less effective. But now they criticize others when their actions cause problems.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "They have fought to make the CDC less involved and less effective"

They have destroyed the CDC to the point where they hadn't even bothered to repair the bullet-ridden exterior of the Atlanta CDC headquarters building.

CDC still working to replace bullet-riddled windows 7 months after shooting

Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Demanding Answers Following Reports that CDC Repairs Still Delayed After Shooting

[Bayard]

5. Lack of understanding is a commom affliction of this admin.