Health ministers
in ten countries surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo held talks on Monday
on how to fight the deadly Ebola virus. DRC health minister Eteni Longondo told
AFP that they want to develop a framework cross boarder collaboration, cross boarder
surveillance and boost data sharing among Central African Countries. The
meeting was attended by representatives from Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania,
South Sudan, Uganda, Central African Republic and Zambia.
‘The
strategy aims ensuring timely sharing of critical information for rapid
response and control of the epidemic ‘said minister Eteni Lingolo. Since August
2018 the Ebola epidemic has claimed 2171 people according to the official
figures and between 2014 and 2016 it claimed more than 11 300 lives in three
Western African countries.
World Health
Organisation declared the deadly epidemic remains a global ‘public emergency’.
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