Liberia: 'We Have Failed in Fighting Ebola'

 28 August 2014

Gbarpolu County Senator Armah Z. Jallah has confessed the failure and ineptitude of the Government of Liberia to combat the Ebola virus in the country.
Speaking to reporters at the Capitol on August 27, 2014, he mentioned that the fight against the deadly virus is beyond the control of the government, and as such the fight should be given to international health experts, who have the experience and technical knowhow to wipe the virus out of the country.
He mentioned that the fight towards the Ebola virus should be outsourced from the Government of Liberia because according to him, nothing tangible has been done to eradicate the human killer.
Senator Jallah stressed that the remaining US$15 million should be given to the US Center for Disease Control, instead of the Liberian government, which is in the country to work along with the government.
The Gbarpolu County lawmaker indicated that Liberia lacks the experience and competence to fight the virus and out of weakness and ignorance, the virus continues to take away many lives.
He said doctors and nurses including the National Taskforce that is headed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf do not have the medical sophistication to deal with the human killer in the country.
Senator Jallah pointed out that the country should be divided into three regions with medical practitioners from the Center for Disease Control and Medicine San-Frontier assigned in each of the regions to provide medical treatment to the dying Liberians.
The Gbarpolu County Senator indicated that it is only the international health team that can rescue the government and its people from the virus. http://allafrica.com/stories/201408281601.html