New Delhi, May 21 -- New Delhi: India has enhanced nationwide disease surveillance and hospital preparedness following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of Ebola as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), an official familiar with the development said.

In a high-level review meeting chaired by Union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, the ministry of health and family welfare confirmed that no case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been detected within the country so far.

The government's proactive response serves as a precaution to ensure readiness across all states and Union territories.

According to official situational reports released by the WHO, the global emergency is centred in the Democ...