Finally: US agrees to send experimental drug to Liberia for Ebola treatment

The experimental Ebola drug which has been used to treat two infected patients in the US will be made available to Liberia.The untested drug ZMapp,will be used to treat Infected doctors .
The Liberian government confirmed this via a statement , published on the Liberian presidency's website on Monday saying the drugs will be delivered by a WHO expert this week after the Liberian president made a direct appeal to US President Barack Obama on Friday.

But, a spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department said US authorities had simply assisted in connecting the Liberian government with the drug's manufacturer.

Nigeria's request for the drug was turned down earlier.

3 comments:

Anonymous12 August 2014 at 15:02
I hope it will not be a measure of impoverishing the african nation by offering financial suport and leaving them in debt
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Anonymous12 August 2014 at 15:06
Those infected countries needs help to fight this deadly virus.
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Anonymous12 August 2014 at 15:08
Immediate release of this drugs to stop this deadly virus from spreading further.....otherwise we will all pay the price.
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