Ebola Update - Noon Briefing (16 January 2015)

United Nations, 16 January 2015 - Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
EBOLA UPDATE
And a note on Ebola: David Nabarro, the Special Envoy for Ebola Response, noted progress in the fight to counter the spread of the disease in West Africa. Talking to UN News Centre and UN Radio, he noted that, while the number of cases in the region had risen to 150 per day in September, the numbers of new cases per day has now declined to about 50. He said that this is the first time that all three of the affected countries have showed signs that the outbreak is reducing in intensity.
Dr. Nabarro added that, although the number of new cases is gradually reducing with each passing day and week, we are not at our target of zero infections and have to remain vigilant to avoid any kind of complacency.
Meanwhile, one year after the first Ebola cases started to surface in Guinea, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a series of 14 papers that take an in-depth look at West Africa’s first epidemic of Ebola virus disease. The papers explore reasons why the disease evaded detection for several months and the factors, many specific to West Africa that fuelled its subsequent spread. More information on the WHO website.
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