US President, Barack Obama said yesterday August
6th that it's too early to send the unapproved
experimental drug, Zmapp serum to Africa where the
outbreak of the Ebola virus has recorded more deaths
and threatens human existence.
Zmapp serum has proven to be effective in treating
Ebola cases as two American doctor infected with the
virus in Liberia are currently being treated in the US
and are said to have improved after the use of the
drug. Continue...
According to AFP, President Obama suggested that
affected African countries should focus more on
building strong public infrastructures.
"I think we have to let the scientist guide us. And I
don’t think all the information is in on whether
this drug is helpful".
On whether he would help fast track the approval of
the drug should medical experts conclude that the
drug is effective, President Obama said;
"I think it’s premature for me to say that because
I don’t have enough information. I don’t have
enough data right now to offer an opinion on
that.”
While stressing that the deadly virus is not airborne,
Obama said
"the countries affected are the first to admit that
what’s happened here is the public health
systems have been overwhelmed. They weren’t
able to identify and then isolate cases quickly
enough. As a consequence, it spread more rapidly
than has been typical with the periodic Ebola
outbreaks that occurred previously."
He said the US is currently working with their
European partners as well as the World Health
Organization to provide resources to contain the
virus. SOURCE: lindaikeji..com/2014/08/too-early-to-send-experimental-ebola.html?m=1