***President Koroma, Ebola Is Not New To Us!!!*** · President Koroma, in his speech on the 30th of July, did not adequately address the public’s loss of confidence in his Ministry of Health—this was an opportunity to sack the Minister of Health and take personal command and restore confidence in the Government’s Public Health Emergency response strategy. He failed on both counts. · State of Public Health Emergency declared on 30th July 2014—Ebola outbreak first reported in Sierra Leone in March 2014. Why did they wait this long to deal “robustly” with the most serious type of Public Health Emergency? · The President calls for a “more robust approach” to deal with the Ebola outbreak—was the initial approach by the Government not robust enough? Did they not understand that they were dealing with the most serious type of Public Health Emergency? · The President’s first visit to the epicentre of death and destruction took place towards the end of July—but Ebola has been ravaging our nation since March 2014. Does this not indicate a total lack of empathy for the victims and their families? In a time of national crisis, the President becomes father of the nation, where was he when our people needed him most—A.W.O.L In his interview with the ITV reported, He defended his perceived slow reaction to Ebola, saying: The outbreak was announced in May and it was new to all of us … we’re not alone in the fight, we had WHO who were principally advising us on how to act, and every step of the way, I believe we have reacted appropriately. – SIERRA LEONE PRESIDENT, DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA His critics say he took five weeks to say anything publicly about Ebola, and it took 15 weeks to declare a national emergency.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:38:42 +0000
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