ECOWAS Chairman, President Mahama, Calls For More Coordinated Efforts Towards The Fight Against EVD
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
ECOWAS Chairman, President John Mahama, has called for more coordinated efforts towards the fight against the Ebola Virus.
He said though the number of cases have shown some decline,there should be no room for complacency.
President Mahama was opening in Accra, a two day high level coordination meeting of ECOWAS partners on the fight against Ebola in West Africa. The meeting brought together stakeholders to assess progress made so far and the way forward.
President Mahama, stressed the need for Private Sector involvement in the production of vaccines, financial support to affected countries and research on the virus. The contact person on Ebola for the subregion, Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe, said his rounds and enquiries in affected countries have shown how devastating the disease is.
He said though the affected countries Mali, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria have not recorded any more cases, education must still go on and global support is much needed.
President Gnassingbe commended efforts by the United Nations through its Mission on Ebola Emergency Response UNMEER for its swift deployment.
The meeting is being attended by the President of the ECOWAS Commission Kadre Desire Ouadraogo and the UN Special Representative for the Sub-region Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas.
GBC
ECOWAS Chairman, President John Mahama, has called for more coordinated efforts towards the fight against the Ebola Virus.
He said though the number of cases have shown some decline,there should be no room for complacency.
President Mahama was opening in Accra, a two day high level coordination meeting of ECOWAS partners on the fight against Ebola in West Africa. The meeting brought together stakeholders to assess progress made so far and the way forward.
President Mahama, stressed the need for Private Sector involvement in the production of vaccines, financial support to affected countries and research on the virus. The contact person on Ebola for the subregion, Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe, said his rounds and enquiries in affected countries have shown how devastating the disease is.
He said though the affected countries Mali, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria have not recorded any more cases, education must still go on and global support is much needed.
President Gnassingbe commended efforts by the United Nations through its Mission on Ebola Emergency Response UNMEER for its swift deployment.
The meeting is being attended by the President of the ECOWAS Commission Kadre Desire Ouadraogo and the UN Special Representative for the Sub-region Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas.
GBC
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