A report reveals the epidemic of the fatal viral disease. Ebola, that
has taken over Sierra Leone lately. Due to this, researchers have seek the
assistance of World Health Organisation(WHO) in providing improved disease
surveillance and diagnostic technologies to better combat the Ebola crisis in
West Africa. Although, the actual extent of the outbreak has not been
ascertained, the fact majority of the people with fever-like illness depend on
self-medication going over the counter. Also, many people are scared of being
stigmatized if they are diagnosed of Ebola and the expensive laboratory testing
and course of treatment cannot be underestimated. Even if patients agree to be
tested, only few laboratories are equipped with complete safety test kits and
also, the number of physicians available to the number of people in the country
is nothing to home about. For example, taking the statistics of people in Bo
city, less than 15 physicians are available compared to the population of more
than 150,000 and this is even worse in countries like Guinea and Liberia. This
few physician are even reluctant to provide direct care to patients the fact
that there is inadequate or poor access to basic protective equipment. Poor
communication and information dissemination on preventive measures are another
major problems.
Lately, The World Health
Organisation(WHO) has announced the establishment of regional control center
starting with Guinea where the case is worse. WHO has also organised
conferences and summits, meeting with representatives countries where the
disease is largely affected such as Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory coast, Liberia,
Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and health experts with Ebola survivors on to get
their demands met and curb the outbreak of the disease. It is reported by WHO
that, so far, not less than 759 cases of Ebola have been recorded in the major
prone countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia including 467 deaths as at
June 30th. Get Informed…
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