WHO urges ‘drastic action’ on Ebola, calls 11-nation meeting
Yahoo.com
June 26, 2014
Geneva (AFP) – The World Health Organization warned Thursday that dramatic steps were needed to fight the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, calling an 11-nation meeting to address the crisis.
“As the number of deaths and cases of Ebola virus continues to rise in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization is warning that drastic action is needed,” the UN agency said in a statement.
As of Sunday, 635 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola have been reported, including 399 deaths, making the ongoing outbreak the largest ever “in terms of the number of cases and deaths, as well as geographical spread,” WHO said.
The agency was now “gravely concerned (by) the on-going cross-border transmission into neighbouring countries as well as the potential for further international spread,” said WHO’s regional director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo.
“This is no longer a country specific outbreak but a sub-regional crisis that requires firm action by governments and partners,” Sambo warned.
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