The UN health agency, World Health Organization or WHO says, it would need at least 500-600 experts with 10,000 local health workers to combat the deadly Ebola virus which has claimed over 2000 lives in the Mano River sub-region.
WHO director general Margaret Chan addressing a news conference in Geneva Friday said the key to beating the disease is people power. He said pledges of equipment and money are coming in, but 500-600 foreign experts and at least 10,000 local health workers are needed on the ground.
"The number of new patients is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them. We need to surge at least three to four times to catch up with the outbreaks," Chan said.
The WHO boss said the number of new Ebola cases in the region is growing faster than authorities here can manage, while renewing a call for health workers from around the world to come to the region to help.... http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12674:to-tackle-ebola-10000-local-health-workers-needed-who&catid=25:politics&Itemid=59
