Too early to send experimental
Ebola drug to Africa – Obama says
US President, Barack Obama said yesterday
August 6th that it's too early to send the
unapproved experimental drug, Zmapp
serum to Africa where the outbreak of the
Ebola virus has recorded more deaths and
threatens human existence.
Zmapp serum has proven to be effective in
treating Ebola cases as two American
doctor infected with the virus in Liberia are
currently being treated in the US and are
said to have improved after the use of the
drug. Continue...
According to AFP, President Obama
suggested that affected African countries
should focus more on building strong
public infrastructures.
"I think we have to let the scientist
guide us. And I don’t think all the
information is in on whether this drug
is helpful".
On whether he would help fast track the
approval of the drug should medical
experts conclude that the drug is effective,
President Obama said;
"I think it’s premature for me to say
that because I don’t have enough
information. I don’t have enough data
right now to offer an opinion on that.”
While stressing that the deadly virus is not
airborne, Obama said
"the countries affected are the first to
admit that what’s happened here is the
public health systems have been
overwhelmed. They weren’t able to
identify and then isolate cases quickly
enough. As a consequence, it spread
more rapidly than has been typical
with the periodic Ebola outbreaks that
occurred previously."
He said the US is currently working with
their European partners as well as the
World Health Organization to provide
resources to contain the virus.

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Mtcheeew,gud for Africa,I think is high time Africa start depending on themselves rather than depending on other family who have their family as the first priority in their agenda.The Americans are not to blame for the calamity that befall us.We can't fore them to realise the Zmapp and also not to view it as them being stingy.


#stand-on-your-feet-Africa#