WHO declares Ebola a global health emergency as AI tools are deployed to fight outbreak
Semafor—The World Health Organization declared the latest Ebola outbreak a global health emergency, elevating international concern over its spread. Health officials and researchers are deploying AI-based tools to assist with outbreak tracking, contact tracing, and resource allocation in affected regions. The outbreak has also exposed long-standing inequities in the global health system, with a US patient case drawing attention to the disparity in resources available to wealthy vs. developing nations during outbreaks.