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Cuba joins international
response to Ebola
After meeting in Geneva with World Health
Organization director general Margaret Chan, Cuban
Health Minister Roberto Morales said that given the
history of Cuban international collaboration,
particularly in healthcare, Cuba has been asked to
join the group of countries which will provide an
initial response to the Ebola epidemic in Africa.
Minister Morales visited Geneva in response to a
call by the World Health Organization and the United
Nations to fight Ebola, according to Prensa Latina.
At
present, Cuban health workers, including over 2 500
doctors, are offering their services in 32 African
countries, said Morales, adding that Ebola must be
fought in a comprehensive manner, under the
coordination of the World Health Organization, to
achieve a significant impact in the affected
regions.
The
2014 Ebola epidemic is the worst ever with nearly
4,000 cases and over 2,000 deaths.
During a working session, Margaret Chan expressed
the need to learn from the Cuban experience in
emergency situations, and thanked President Raul
Castro since Cuba has been the first country to
respond to the call to fight Ebola in Western
Africa, made by the UN and WHO. (AIN)
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