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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the presidents of the West African countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus unveiled on Friday a new $100 million response plan for the fight against the virus outbreak.
This plan was approved at an extraordinary summit of the Mano River Union (MRU), which brought together the leaders of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast as well as WHO representatives in Conakry to discuss means of fighting the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), sweeping through the region.
"This new strategy is part of a global campaign to control the outbreak, currently hitting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone," Guinean Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene Younoussa Ballo told Anadolu Agency.
"This plan requires a major human involvement as hundreds of professionals will be sent to the affected countries to help in the campaign," Ballo said.
Speaking to a press conference, WHO Director General Margaret Chan said that the rapid spread of the virus requires the involvement of more resources and medical expertise in the affected countries as well as "more regional preparation and coordination level."
"The affected countries have determined what they needed, and WHO called on the international community to promote this response plan," she added.
Ebola, a contagious disease for which there is no known treatment or cure, can be transmitted to humans from wild animals and also spreads through contact with the body fluids of an infected person or someone who has died of the disease.
Medical doctors say common symptoms of Ebola include high fever and headaches, followed by bleeding from openings in the body.
The tropical fever, which first appeared in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, has killed 208 people in Guinea, 60 in Liberia and 188 in Sierra Leone until July 23.
By Oumar Mboh
englishnews@aa.com.tr
www.aa.com.tr/en - Conakry
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