{"id":60617,"date":"2014-10-30T05:45:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T05:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=60617"},"modified":"2014-10-30T07:08:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T07:08:45","slug":"chief-of-staff-calls-for-more-support-for-ebola-hit-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/chief-of-staff-calls-for-more-support-for-ebola-hit-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief of Staff calls for more support for Ebola-hit countries"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ghana\u2019s Chief of Staff, Mr Prosper Bani has appealed to the international community to help address the social challenges associated with the Ebola scourge in parts of the West African sub region.<\/p>\n
He said while efforts are being \u00a0made in tackling the disease, economic challenges facing such countries should not be overlooked.<\/p>\n
Mr Bani made the appeal when the United States ambassador to the United Nation, Samantha Powers, paid a courtesy call on him.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rzzVSxYZv2mWtTdXJbGckFDOwHar02lw”]The visit was to brief and hold discussions with the Presidency over the Ebola response which Ghana is championing.<\/p>\n
Whilst appreciating the efforts of the international community in fighting\u00a0the disease which has devastated Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, Mr Bani urged them to also focus on the social effects on the countries involved.<\/p>\n
He said the stigma and the effects on the various economies are likely to affect the whole of the West African sub region hence the need to also focus on that.<\/p>\n
Nearly 5,000 people have been killed by the Ebola disease since it broke out.<\/p>\n
Mr Bani reiterated the fact that President Mahama is leading efforts to ensuring that the disease is effectively contained within the sub-region.<\/p>\n