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Saturday, 19 October 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY
INVITATION TO MEDIA
Joint press conference on the Marburg virus disease response in Rwanda
WHAT:
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros is undertaking a mission to Rwanda to assess first hand the response to the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda, and the support being provided by WHO and partners.
During his time in Rwanda, Dr Tedros has visited health facilities treating people infected by the virus and the command centre leading the response and met with national health authorities and United Nations partners.
WHEN: Sunday 20 October at 2pm CEST/Kigali time.
WHERE: Kigali, Rwanda and streamed on [https://www.rba.co.rw/tv] and WHO’s social media channels.
The recording of this joint press conference will be made available afterwards.
WHO:
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General;
Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health, Rwanda;
HOW TO ASK A QUESTION:
For journalists outside Kigali wanting to ask a question, please send a post on X using #stopMarburg with your name and media outlet.
Media contacts: