The World Bank Group has pledged $100 million to support the fight against the deadly Ebola disease which has plagued parts of the West African sub-region.<\/p>\n
The World Bank Group previously announced that it was mobilizing $400 million for the three countries, hardest hit by the Ebola disease \u2013 Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, of which $117 million has already been disbursed.<\/p>\n
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim revealed this at a meeting with the Vice President of Ghana\u00a0Kwesi Amissah-Arthur\u00a0at the Flagstaff house in Accra on Thursday.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”LUqyMUag5ZwH0XShvzk7z0lYGQ4TvvXz”]In recent weeks, West African and global development leaders have appealed for a massive financial support to contain the epidemic.<\/p>\n
Current estimates by the United Nations indicate that about 5,000 health personnel are needed in the three countries over the coming months to battle the disease.<\/p>\n
According to World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, \u201cthe world\u2019s response to the Ebola crisis has increased significantly in recent weeks, but we still have a huge gap in getting enough trained health workers to the areas with the highest infection rates.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must urgently find ways to break any barriers to the deployment of more health workers. It is our hope that this $100 million can help be a catalyst for a rapid surge of health workers to the communities in dire need,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The World Bank Group\u2019s additional financing will help set up a coordination hub in close cooperation with the three countries; the World Health Organization (WHO); the United Nations\u2019 main Ebola coordination body in Ghana; and other agencies to recruit, train and deploy qualified foreign health workers.<\/p>\n
This support\u2014coordinated closely with the United Nations and other international and country partners\u2014will assist the affected countries in treating the sick, providing essential food and water to Ebola-affected households, coping with the economic and social impact of the crisis, and starting to improve their public health systems to build up resilience and preparedness for potential future outbreaks.<\/p>\n
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By: Kojo Agyeman & Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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