World Health Assembly to focus on discussion of Ebola outbreaks



Delegates attend World Health Organisation (WHO) Ebola technical briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 19, 2015. The 68th session of the World Health Assembly entered the second day in Geneva. Over 3,000 delegates from 194 member states would focus on the discussion of Ebola outbreaks and the post-2015 health agenda. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)

Li Bin (2nd, L), head of China National Health and Family Planning Commission and of the Chinese delegation, attends World Health Organisation (WHO) Ebola technical briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 19, 2015. The 68th session of the World Health Assembly entered the second day in Geneva. Over 3,000 delegates from 194 member states would focus on the discussion of Ebola outbreaks and the post-2015 health agenda. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)

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