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UN envoy
stresses the importance
of the ALBA-TCP
Ebola
Summit
David
Nabarro, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of
the United Nations for Ebola, conveyed the regards
of the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon in a message
to the heads of state, ministers and representatives
attending the
Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for
the Peoples of Our America-Peoples Trade Agreement
(ALBA-TCP) on Ebola, this Monday.
 Ban
described the Summit as important and reiterated
that Ebola is a global issue which requires an
immdeiate international response. "I
welcomed the
convening of this
Summit
to
define the
joint contributions
of the members of
ALBA to
prevent the spread of Ebola,
which today is
a complex
emergency," he stated.
Nabarro
stressed the need to “empower people” as an
effective response to the virus. We require reliable
information
that allows us to
work on prevention, he
said.
To do
this,
he said, cooperation and
solidarity are essential.
"I urge
the region and
the world to follow
the lead of
Cuba
and
Venezuela,
countries that serve as a
commendable
example
in their rapid response and
support to contain
Ebola".
The
special envoy noted Cuba’s extraordianry
reponse, sending a group of 165 health workers to
West Africa this month, which represents
"more than what
has been sent by all the
other
countries combined. This
again demonstrates
Cuba's
solidarity with
the developing nations
of the
world."
Nabarro
acknowledged that
Cuba
has
closely collaborated for
years with some 39
African countries;
and that its suuport in the
training of doctors and
other health professionals
has helped improve
health in many
parts of the world.
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