East African Community & World Health Organization

East African Community: The East African Community held a virtual meeting, deployed mobile laboratories, mobilized regional systems, and declared the Ebola outbreak, exploring regional mechanisms for response.

World Health Organization: Leading the international response, coordinating clinical trials, and issuing warnings; faces criticism over response speed.

East African Community: Coordinating regional preparedness and response among member states.

World Health Organization: Leading the international response, warning of undercount and funding gaps; launched the EBO-PEP trial.

East African Community: The East African Community emphasized the importance of regional solidarity and preparedness to prevent cross-border transmission of the virus.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization>>> has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and is coordinating the international response, providing experts, supplies, and guidance, though it faces criticism for delayed detection and underestimation of the outbreak's scale.

East African Community: Regional coordination mechanism that has been tested by the outbreak, facilitating cross-border collaboration.

World Health Organization: Leading the international response, declaring a PHEIC, recommending vaccine trials, and adding a diagnostic test to its Emergency Use Listing. Its credibility is tied to the success of the response.