Liberia has opened one of its largest Ebola treatment centres in the capital Monrovia

Ebola affecting multiple countries in West Africa. There were a small number of cases recorded in Nigeria and a single case reported in Senegal; however, these cases are considered to be contained, with no further spread in these countries.

   Now Liberia has opened one of its largest Ebola treatment centres in the capital Monrovia, bracing for a new wave of infections even as officials express hope that the disease going to minimize. More than 13,700 people have been hit by the disease, nearly half of them in Liberia.

According to World Health Organisation report now rate of infection in Liberia appears to be falling, but warned the response effort must be kept up or the trend could be reversed.Aid is now pouring into Liberia and other West African countries hard hit by Ebola.

Despite the signs of hope, Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said today that the memory of the sick and dying lying at home or in the streets with no place to go is still fresh.

 CDC and partners are taking precautions to prevent the further spread of Ebola within the United States. CDC is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other domestic and international partners and has activated its Emergency Operations Center to help coordinate technical assistance and control activities with partners. CDC has also deployed teams of public health experts to West Africa and will continue to send experts to the affected countries.

World Bank Pledges $100M More for Ebola health workers

The World Bank said Thursday it was immediately Pledged$100 million to help in the deployment of more health workers to fight against the Ebola outbreak wreaking havoc in West Africa.

  According to United Nations estimation a 3 countries Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need another 5,000 general medical, training and support crew in a entrance months.

There is need of 700-1,000 workers to provide patients in Ebola diagnosis centres, a World Bank said

“Recently world’s response to the Ebola crisis has increased significantly, but there is still large gap in getting enough trained health workers to the areas with the highest infection rates,” said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

“We must urgently find ways to break any barriers to the deployment of more health workers.”
In early October, the Bank joined the World Health Organization and the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response to set a “70/70/60″ goal: to isolate and treat 70 percent of suspected Ebola cases in West Africa and safely bury 70 percent of the dead within the next 60 days.

Altogether, the Bank has marshalled some $500 million to help battle the disease as well as strengthen social services in the three countries over the medium term.
Of that amount, $117 million has already been disbursed.