WHO head says Ebola risk remains ‘low’ globally

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The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been raised from "high" to "very high" by the World Health Organization (WHO). In an update on Friday, WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the risk in the wider region in Africa was "high", but it remained "low" globally. Also in the programme: a Ukrainian priest working with soldiers on the frontline; and an eye-catching display at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Amy Kazmin, Rome correspondent for the Financial Times; and Michael Stephens Development and Security consultant with Global Nation, a think-tank working to improve international cooperation to minimise the impact of pandemics, climate change, conflict and inequality. (Photo: Congolese people walk past open pharmacies along a street, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22, 2026. CREDIT: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)