WHO chief accepts criticism over Ebola response

Geneva

THE World Health Organization's chief on Sunday admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola, saying it should serve a lesson to avoid similar mistakes in future.

Opening a rare emergency session to review the fight against the epidemic, WHO head Margaret Chan said despite turning the corner, there was no room for complacency, warning that progress could very easily be undone.

Ms Chan acknowledged blistering criticism that WHO's response to the epidemic had been slow and shoddy.

"This was West Africa's first experience with the virus and it delivered some horrific shocks and surprises. The world, including WHO, was too slow to see what was unfolding before us," she told delegates at the third emergency session in the history of WH…