West Africa is facing the worst outbreak of Ebola in history. The - TopicsExpress



          

West Africa is facing the worst outbreak of Ebola in history. The international efforts are hampered by obstacles such as the suspicion and cultural traditions of local people. 467 people dead already in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since February and the numbers are on the rise. “We have challenges that are not so much related to institutional capacity (...) there are issues like ignorance, illiteracy, denial and cultural tradition and to some extent even some elements of ‘politicisation’,” said Abubakarr Fofanah, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Health Minister. euronews/2014/07/03/who-considers-emergency-action-on-ebola-outbreak/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:14:12 +0000

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