Wednesday, February 11, 2015

UK DFID Slow on Ebola

UK's DFID (Department for International Development) is facing strong criticism for its slow response to Ebola cases reported. Public Accounts Committe took it with iron hands. DFID is spending more than 230 pounds on Ebola outbreak but results are unstatisfactory.


Chairperson of PA Committee Margaret Hodge said that Ebola condition should be contained within Sierra Leon at least. But reponse is not adequate. On the other side, restriction of taking flights to Sierra Leon is banned by UK. While international bodies declining it as merely political step.


Reported Ebola cases are more than 17,000. Only 6000 are reported in year 2014. It is getting more severe than we perceive. Among reported cases, 57% surely died while there is still no cure. Guinea has officially approved use of a Japanese Anti-Ebola medicine but only as a trial.

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