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| The World Health Organization (WHO) lacks the "capacity and culture" to deal with global health emergencies, says the chair of a new independent report on Ebola. | The World Health Organization (WHO) lacks the "capacity and culture" to deal with global health emergencies, says the chair of a new independent report on Ebola. |
| Dame Barbara Stocking says WHO failed in its handling of the deadly disease outbreak, which has killed more than 11,000 people, mostly in West Africa. | Dame Barbara Stocking says WHO failed in its handling of the deadly disease outbreak, which has killed more than 11,000 people, mostly in West Africa. |
| But the ex-head of Oxfam says WHO is not solely to blame. | But the ex-head of Oxfam says WHO is not solely to blame. |
| The whole humanitarian system lacked foresight, she said. | The whole humanitarian system lacked foresight, she said. |
| The full report, commissioned by WHO, will be published later today. | The full report, commissioned by WHO, will be published later today. |
| The WHO has set out plans for reform, admitting that it was too slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak that began in 2013. | The WHO has set out plans for reform, admitting that it was too slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak that began in 2013. |
| In August 2014, the WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern. By that point, more than 1,000 people had died of the virus. |