Greetings to my SLPW family. Its been a while since I posted on this august forum. I am back and I hereby extend sincere greetings to all. For the past several months, Sierra Leoneans the world over, including the government and the International community have committed so much into the fight against the spread of the deadly virus EBOLA, but according to the latest statistics the situation is getting worst by the day. Few weeks after this crises started, and after observing the trend, I made it clear that this is an emergency medical crises beyond the capabilities of the current government. The type of leadership it requires and the magnitude of technical and financial resources we need to address this is far beyond the scope of this government. I also observed that the few $50 and $100 donations many Sierra Leoneans were involved in collecting could help but would be a drop in the ocean of resources necessary to help address this problem. I recommended that instead, let us exert such effort towards calling for a change of approach by our government particularly in terms of the way the process was and is still being politicized. Secondly, for us to push the international community to pay more attention to this crises and view it as a global problem and not that of west Africa alone. We all know the global effort is still not enough. There is a significant gap between the level of support that needs to be provided to combat the epidemic and the level of help being provided to support the three main African countries in the forefront of this fight. This is no longer a West African problem but a global challenge, because of the serious threat it poses not only to global health and global security but also to the global economy. The few pledges made so far are yet to be fully translated into action. It is better to spend half a billion dollars now to fight the epidemic than have to deal with two or more billion dollars later. The questions is: Why the international community seem to be providing more help for Liberia and Guinea but not as much for Sierra Leone? What is it that our government is doing wrong or what is it that they are not doing? What is it that we need to do differently to help contain, minimize and stabilize the situation and eventually eliminate the threat the virus poses to public health. These are the issues I hope we would begin to discuss to find answers to these questions. What do you think, what is your take?
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:31:20 +0000
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