West Africa healthcare strained by Ebola, COVID outbreaks: WHO
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UN health agency says West Africa faces complex challenge of multiple outbreaks that could strain healthcare systems.
The World Health Organization has warned that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing new outbreaks of the viral haemorrhagic fevers Marburg and Ebola, risking huge strains on ill-equipped health systems. The new outbreaks show the multitude of challenges governments are fighting in parallel with the pandemic, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, told a news conference on Thursday. “We are particularly concerned about West Africa,” Moeti said. “Fighting multiple outbreaks is a complex challenge.”
UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases.’
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