{"id":47969,"date":"2014-09-16T06:47:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T06:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=47969"},"modified":"2014-09-16T09:37:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T09:37:29","slug":"dont-sit-on-the-fence-help-fight-ebola-kofi-annan-to-african-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/dont-sit-on-the-fence-help-fight-ebola-kofi-annan-to-african-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t sit on the fence, help fight Ebola \u2013 Kofi Annan to African leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former United Nations\u2019 (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan has asked other African leaders to pitch in to help the fight against the deadly Ebola virus which has claimed over 2,300 lives.<\/p>\n<p>He has however lauded President John Mahama\u2019s contribution to fighting the disease in the affected West African nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that President Mahama has been in touch with the ECOWAS leaders and they have discussed it but I think they could do more,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>His commendation follows <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/15\/mahama-to-visit-ebola-stricken-countries-today\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>President Mahama\u2019s \u00a0one-day visit to the three Ebola-stricken West African countries<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;QvuaC2X4ezA2LbX5jcmnIZcLaraMfPU0&#8243;]He engaged in further discussions with the Heads of State of the respective countries and also donated some items to\u00a0help feed persons in treatment centers and others currently on quarantine in isolation centers.<\/p>\n<p>The Ebola virus has killed 2,300 persons while 4,293 cases have been recorded so far.<\/p>\n<p>International organizations and other nations of the West have pitched in to help fight the disease to save more lives.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the BBC\u2019s Focus on Africa, the former UN boss Annan bemoaned the decision by some airline operators to bar flights into affected countries which according to him, was the \u201cworst possible response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very disappointed that some began grounding airlines or refusing to fly to the countries affected because that was the worst possible response,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Annan pointed out that grounding flights to and from affected countries is creating \u201csituations where it would have been difficult for health workers, medical supplies and equipment when in fact, that was what was needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has therefore appealed to global leaders to send in more trained personnel to assist the fight against the Ebola disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former United Nations\u2019 (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan has asked other African leaders to pitch in to help the fight against the deadly Ebola virus which has claimed over 2,300 lives. 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