As the Ebola case count hits 21,373, the committee will meeet Jan 20 to assess the outbreak situation.
Lengthy report examines the 12 months from the first case in Guinea to the explosion of cases that quickly outstripped early response efforts.
New cases continue, especially in western Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone burial practices likely helped fuel ongoing virus transmission.
Interim report lays out 14 principles to guide the process of providing vaccines.
Recent global health emergencies like Ebola outbreak have shone a spotlight on WHO limits to quickly respond.
High-level meeting in Geneva says large phase 3 trials in West Africa to test efficacy and safety are next up.
December disease reports from China's Fujian and Jiangsu provinces revealed 10 more H7N9 avian influenza infections, none of them fatal, according to reports in Chinese identified, translated, and posted by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.
Fujian province reported six of the cases and Jiangsu province reported four. No other details were available about the cases, other than that none were fatal.
UN officials meet with local leaders in Liberian hot spot.
The Ebola situations in the three hardest-hit countries continue to reflect a mixed picture.
