officials

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WHO officials say the outbreak is of particular concern because the Ituri Province — the region around Mongbwalu and Bunia — is considered a “commercial and migratory hub” where Uganda, Congo and South Sudan meet.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Administration officials host frequent calls and have reallocated staffing, but don’t want to replicate Covid-era response.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

It means health officials are behind where they would like to be in stopping the outbreak, which the WHO says points towards a "potentially much larger outbreak than what is currently being detected and reported".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In attempting to make changes, Powell said, Fed officials quickly found that “we couldn’t come up with anything that had really broad support on the committee, and so we just moved on.”

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Government officials in Port-au-Prince told the peasants that their pigs would be replaced with pigs purchased in the United States, from Iowa farmers.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French