Ghana is set to again, \u00a0host member states in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in November to discuss the Ebola crisis in parts of the sub region.<\/p>\n
The heads of state will evaluate ECOWAS\u2019 response to the crisis as well as the worldwide response to the disease which has killed over 4,500 people\u00a0in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.<\/p>\n
The disease keeps spreading fast in the affected countries; Guinea, Libera and Sierra Leone, despite efforts by the international community to contain it.<\/p>\n
President Mahama hinted of the meeting when he met some UN officials who briefed him on the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) activities in Ghana in so far.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that if efforts are not stepped up, about 20,000 people could be affected by November<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”KDFwlbkQ2gOyjuIfokHeQGlLu6kg2Bzf”]He told the UNMEER team that: \u201cWe are looking to hold the heads of states summit meeting in Accra on 6th<\/sup> of November. We\u2019re going to bring heads of states in to talk about what they are doing in their various countries and also get a brief from our three colleagues on what the challenges are and what some of the problems are.\u201d<\/p>\n He also assured of ECOWAS commitment towards supporting Ebola stricken countries<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>in West Africa.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will also continue our contributions to our sub regional solidarity fund \u2013 the ECOWAS Solidarity fund and also to get a briefing from some of the international players the CBC and others as to what we need to look at so we are planning that on the 6th<\/sup> it\u2019s going to be a one day emergency summit it\u2019s a one agenda item, Ebola the whole day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n