We can Defeat Ebola Together, Affirms Ban Ki-moon

In recent days, the diplomat visited Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the countries most damaged by the epidemic responsible for 7,400 deaths and 19,000 cases of infection.

Also, his tour included Mali, state that tries to prevent the spread of the virus, and Ghana, where the United Nations Mission to Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has its headquarters, which was activated in September, reported Prensa Latina News AGency.

Ban words made it clear that the disease may be eradicated with the contribution of all, although it warned how much remain to be done yet.

We still have a long way to go, because the goal is to reduce to zero the new cases, insisted during his tour of West Africa, which began last Thursday.

The Secretary General thanked the heroism of workers in local health and other parts of the world, highlighted the efforts of the authorities of the countries hit by the epidemic and appreciated the steps taken under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO ).

We have seen how people with access to treatment increase, monitoring to humans at risk of contracting the disease, the safety of burials and mobilization of communities to combat Ebola, he highlighted.

Ban called for enhancing the international response, and its adaptation to the conditions existing in the field.
For the South Korean diplomat although the priority is to stop the advance of the outbreak, they must start thinking about the recovery of the nations hit by Ebola.

United Nations will remain along with affected countries to defeat the epidemic, assured the Secretary General, who was accompanied by the director of WHO, Margaret Chan, and his special envoy for Ebola, David Nabarro.(KH)