Rubio faults WHO timing on Ebola alert as US sharpens public-health cuts

Sen. Marco Rubio criticized the World Health Organization for being “a little late” to identify the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, as the US pursues aid while sweeping public-health cuts and aims to open clinics. The WHO warned of the outbreak’s scale and international concern, while experts defended the organization’s resource limits and cautioned that US public-health erosion could hinder future pandemic responses. The episode unfolds as the global health emergency persists and US health agencies undergo layoffs amidst ongoing preparedness debates.