European Union Moves To Tackle Ebola

 

                  The European Union met in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss concrete steps to tackle the Ebola Virus Disease.
                  Already, EU has mobilized €1.2 billion to tackle the ‎ disease which has killed over 8,000 people in West Africa.
                   Nigeria was able to contain the disease which was imported by a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, while the other three countries – Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone were not that lucky.
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                     The EU conference titled- “Ebola: from emergency to recovery,” is aimed at sustaining the current momentum in the fight against the virus.
                       The president of Guinea, Liberia and Sierria Leone ‎ are expected to co-chair the conference alongside EU, United Nations, Africa Union and Economic Community Of West African States.