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Friday, 17 October 2014

World Health Organisation plan to prevent Ebola for regional spread



The world health organization has map out ways to stop the Ebola virus from spreading out from the three already affected country in west Africa

Fifteen African countries are being prioritized,top WHO  official Isabella Nuttal told a Geneva news conference. They will receive more help in area including preventing and protecting.
 There was a spike in the Guinea ,Sierra Leone and Liberia.

These were the word from Dr Nutall in Geneva.She further said in Liberia "Significant under reporting and problem with data gathering making it hand to reach firm conclusion.

But there was a drop in the number of cases in lofa district overall cases were double every four weeks said Dr Nuttally,the WHO Director

Countries in the region must be prepared, she said, listing Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Togo.
She highlighted four nations directly bordering the worst affected area - Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Senegal.
"We will ramp up our support to the countries. We will work with them on a plan."
Action will include:
In another development, the European Union is to examine whether exit screening at West African airports is effective.
EU health ministers also agreed to try to co-ordinate measures taken at EU airports. Some countries, such as the UK, have introduced screening.

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