Ebola Outbreak Update: 2 New Cases In Liberia, Where Virus – UK Progressive

Speaking at the UN Secretary General’s global Conference on Ebola Recovery in New York, Justine Greening announced a new 2 year package to support the government of Sierra Leone in its plan to recover from the outbreak.

The Liberian leader observed that while the resources required are significant, a strong Mano River Union can be a formidable force for recovery and resilience in the sub-region, which will attract private sector investment and capital in natural resources for sustainability and positive impact on regional stability and world trade.

“Because the virus appears to be related to the one previously circulating in Liberia, it is unlikely that this recurrence has been caused by virus imported from infected areas of Guinea or Sierra Leone“, it said.

The World Bank yesterday reported that the loss of health workers due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa may result in an additional 4,022 deaths of women each year across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as a result of complications in pregnancy and childbirth.

Two new Ebola cases were confirmed in Liberia on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections in the country since it was declared to be Ebola-free up to five, according to the Associated Press. “We also re-echo our call on the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations System to support the establishment of a Special Delivery Unit within the MRU Secretariat, backed by a project preparation facility for the preparation of bankable projects for effective implementation of the program”, she urged.

Germany pledged 196 million euros ($220 million) and France 150 million euros. In Sierra Leone, the loss was 0.06 per cent of the general population compared with 6.85 per cent of the health workers, while 0.02 per cent of Guinea’s overall population had died compared with 1.45 per cent of all health workers.

Legions of health care workers died from Ebola and field hospitals built at the height of the crisis have since closed, leaving health systems struggling. Once these countries reach zero Ebola cases, this would negatively affect the health of their populations.

The World Health Organization has said the three countries are facing a funding gap of $700 million just to rebuild their health systems and provide services until December 2017. “Humanity sometimes displays a short attention span and wants to move to other issues because the threat of Ebola seems over”, said Koroma.

“No, no, no”, he emphasized. Growth rates in all three countries showed that economic prospects were bright before the outbreak that began in Guinea in December 2013.