The
international community is now paying attention to the Ebola epidemics in West
Africa. And that´s good news. It would be a dramatic mistake to underestimate
the risks of a very rapid spreading of Ebola to other countries in Africa and
elsewhere.
WHO,
the UN World Health Organization, is in the lead. That´s how it should be. Its
Director-general, Dr Margaret Chan has been to the region to participate in a
summit with the Presidents of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the countries
most concerned. This was a high profile initiative. As it is the decision to
allocate 100 million USD to fight the disease.
Local
populations are still very confused about the epidemics. There is a serious
need to invest more on health education and on public information. That´s also
part of the combat.
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