Appreciated the opportunity provided by #DRC Prime Minister @SuminwaJudith to brief the diplomatic corps in #Kinshasa on the response to the #Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. I updated ambassadors on my mission to Ituri, the province most affected by the outbreak, and on @WHO’s support to the government-led response. This includes scaling up disease surveillance, infection prevention and control, and patient care, including through an Ebola treatment centre inaugurated on Sunday. I urged the international community to provide the support needed to contain the outbreak in line with DRC’s leadership of the response, while using this crisis as an opportunity to strengthen the health system. I also encouraged countries not to impose travel restrictions on DRC, ensuring health and humanitarian assistance can reach the scale needed to bring the outbreak under control quickly. Solidarity is our strongest immunity against this outbreak.

I had the opportunity to meet with Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya Nkashama, the Governor of Ituri, which is currently the province in the #DRC reporting the highest number of cases in the ongoing #Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. I want to express my appreciation for his strong leadership during this complex crisis, which is further complicated by internal conflict and significant population displacement. During our discussions, we agreed that a key priority for responding to the outbreak is to enhance the coordination among all health and humanitarian actors, ensuring their operations align with the government’s overall leadership in managing this response. I emphasized to @WHO and our partners in Ituri the importance of actively listening to and supporting the community. The local population is best equipped to articulate their needs and to identify effective solutions for containing the outbreak.

Mr President, Health Minister @vicatallah, my deep gratitude for your leadership of the 79th World Health Assembly. I very much appreciate the way you have led this Health Assembly with wisdom, a steady hand, good grace, a dose of humour and Dominican style. #WHA79

am thrilled to sign the African Medicine Agency @AUAMA -@WHO Framework Agreement for Collaboration alongside my sister, Delese Mimi Darko. Together, we will work to enhance access to quality medicines throughout Africa, reinforcing our commitment to #HealthForAll. Continental institutions play a vital and complementary role alongside global organizations, and WHO will continue to provide both financial and technical support.

#WHA79 delegates met this week against a backdrop of outbreaks, conflict, division, uncertainty and constrained resources. That is exactly the point of multilateralism: not to pretend the difficulties of our world are not there, but to address them together. That is not automatic. It is a choice. A choice to prioritise health. A choice to recognise that no country can address today’s health challenges alone. A choice to work through @WHO, not only as an institution, but as a shared platform for shared action. I thank you for that choice.