Centre Holds High-Level Meeting To Assess Ebola Readiness, Confirms No Cases In India

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• Centre Holds High-Level Meeting To Assess Ebola Readiness, Confirms No Cases In India Curated By, Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 23:03 IST The review meeting, chaired by Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, was attended by health secretaries from all states and Union territories.
• Rapid Read A poster displaying Ebola emergency contact numbers is pinned to a tent at the Busunga border crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• (AFP photo) The Centre on Wednesday held a high-level meeting to assess India’s preparedness against Ebola virus disease, while confirming that no case has been detected in the country so far.
• The review meeting, chaired by Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, was attended by health secretaries from all states and Union territories to evaluate surveillance systems and emergency response measures.
• Officials said the government has strengthened monitoring and preparedness protocols following the World Health Organization’s declaration of Ebola...