The Republic of Congo is implementing a response plan against EbolaGovernment of the Republic of Congo
Following the re-emergence of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo is taking all precautions to respond to outbreaks in the country. The information was given on August 23 in Brazzaville by the Director General of Health, Professor Alexis Dokekias Elect.According to Alexis Elect Dokekias all departments with border with the DRC have already been alerted (departmental directorates of health, medical officers of health social constituencies) to reactivate their system response against the epidemic. This is precisely the Departments of Likouala, Sangha, Cuvette, Plateaux, Pool, Niari, Bouenza and Kouilou. But also to the Cuvette-Ouest, due to the presence of a large forest.
The response plan is to implement prevention and promotion of health, that is to say, undertake awareness of the population on how to behave. First, the social mobilization, public information and health managers about the dangers of a possible extension of the epidemic of Ebola virus: do not touch or eat the meat of an animal found dead in the forest and strengthen epidemiological surveillance. The Directorate General of Health must also take precautions to protect healthcare workers and people who are suspected of being this type of virus.
"We have very long borders with DRC border river and land simultaneously. Even if we sometimes traffic control, we can not control the animals crossing from either side of land borders. Consequently, if we may face this epidemic, we could meet.
Only, for this response to be effective, will require financial resources are mobilized. We assure you that we are calm, the precautionary principle that guides us and this is in all our response, "said Alexis E. Dokekias.
He added that the only way to fight against this virus is prevention, because to date there is no cure. This is why the financial means must be mobilized in time to make the plan more effective response.
The Republic of Congo has already suffered from Ebola haemorrhagic fever, which caused the death of nearly a hundred people in the Cuvette-Ouest. On August 21, DRC, 16 probable or confirmed cases with 10 deaths were recorded at 570 km northeast of Kisangani and 84 cases remain under supervision contacts http://reliefweb.int/report/congo/la-r%C3%A9publique-du-congo-met-en-place-un-plan-de-riposte-contre-le-virus-ebola
