Doctors at Emory University Hospital in the United States of America (USA) have pledged to use their expertise to develop guidelines for their colleagues in Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.<\/p>\n
Concerns have been raised by numerous organizations about the quality of health care received by affected patients in West Africa as several health practitioners have themselves contracted the disease.<\/p>\n
An infectious disease specialist at Emory University Hospital, Dr. Bruce S. Ribner said they will assist their West African colleagues in dealing with the Ebola epidemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe major thing is that they [West African] suffer a substantial lack of infrastructure,\u201d hence, the decision to help.<\/p>\n
Two American medical officers after contracting the Ebola virus in Liberia were flown back to the USA for treatment.<\/p>\n
They were discharged on Friday\u00a0after recovering from the disease.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Ribner, while treating the two patients, they \u201clearnt a number of things in terms of caring for the patients and fluid and electrolyte replacement, which frankly, our colleagues in Africa don\u2019t have the capability to detect.\u201d<\/p>\n
He revealed that they are in the process of developing \u201cseveral guidelines\u201d which they believe would help the doctors in Africa deal effectively with the disease.<\/p>\n
The Ebola disease has so far claimed over 1,200 lives in four West African countries; Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria.<\/p>\n
An untested drug has been sent to Liberia to treat infected patients.<\/p>\n
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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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