Government says it has
directed the release of 6 million Ghana cedis to fight West Africa’s deadliest
epidemic, Ebola. In a press statement issued by the Ministry of Communication,
10,000 protective gears are to be procured for frontline workers in health,
immigration and other agencies who are most likely to encounter a possible
victim. The directive was given after the President’s meeting with the
Inter-Ministerial Committee on Ebola yesterday. According to Dr. Edward Omane
Boama, Communications Minister in the statement, the President has advised that
consistent with the decision of the ECOWAS Commission that all meetings and
missions be suspended unless absolutely essential and well-guided. He added in
the statement that the President has also asked for a three (3) month
moratorium placed on all international conferences and international gatherings
which have the potential of spreading the Ebola Virus. The meeting also
resolved to deepen consultations with religious leaders, traditional
authorities and all stakeholders with the view to soliciting their full support
for the ongoing awareness creation efforts.
Source: Myjoy
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