EBOLA: Liberia Apologizes To Nigeria

The Liberian Government on Thursday apologized to Nigeria for the importation of the deadly Ebola Virus   by a Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer.

The Liberian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nurudeem Mohammed, told journalists in Abuja that President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson, was deeply sorry that Sawyer brought the virus to Nigeria.

He said that the deceased  was under surveillance in Liberia but that he sneaked into Lagos,

 

“The Liberian President President has personally called to apologize on the unfortunate development.
“She specifically said her country had declared a state of emergency over the Ebola epidermic in Liberia.
‘She equally apologized that Sawyer ignored medical advice and escaped out of Liberia.”

The bad news about this thing now is the fact that Nigeria may have just taken the virus to the Republic of Benin
Also guys, hopes that the United States may send Zmapp, the experimental drug for Ebola virus treatment,   appear to have been dashed.

President Barack Obama declared yesterday that it was too early   for West African countries hit by the outbreak to have it......do you think he's just being wicked? Read his reasons after the cut

Obama made the US position known at a news conference at the end of an African summit on Wednesday. 

According to The Independent of London, Obama said he lacked enough information to give the green light on distributing the drug, insisting the world must “let science guide us” on its use.

“I don’t think all the information is in on whether this drug is helpful,” “Ebola   virus both currently and in the past is controllable if you have a strong public health infrastructure in place.”

 “We’re focusing on the public health approach right now, but I will continue to seek information about what we’re learning about all the drugs going forward.”

The Cable News Network also reported on Thursday that Obama said,   “The countries affected(by the virus) are the first to admit that what has   happened   is that their 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.”

But Nigeira's Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu  told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that he was not aware that the US had turned down   requests for the experimental drug.

He said he was optimistic that Nigeria would get positive response from the US.

Chukwu explained that the seeming delay in sending the drug over may be as a result of issues relating to the production and supply of the drugs.

He said,

“Well, we are waiting for a response from them (US); we have made the request but of course, we believe that they will respond to us. 

“But we also know that; one, this is an experimental drug, some of the data required are now being collected because it is now being used   on people. 

“We are not completely sure yet of its efficacy; we are not yet completely sure if the side effects would outweigh its benefits, and then secondly, since it is an experimental drug, it means it has not been produced in commercial quantity.

“So obviously, given the demand all over the world, may be, they are having challenges about the supply.”

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