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Head of U.N. Ebola response stresses importance of stopping virus before rainy season
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BIOPREPWATCH May 4, 2015
Peter Jan Graaff, during his first week as the secretary-general’s acting special representative and head of the U.N. Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, declared his commitment to stopping the Ebola outbreak.
“We have made great progress in fighting the virus, but we are not done yet,” Graaff said. “The rainy season is fast approaching, which will complicate efforts to contain the disease. We have a very small window of opportunity, and that window is closing fast. We can’t risk falling behind the virus again. We need to stay ahead of it and eliminate it before it is too late....”
If no cases present themselves by May 9, Liberia will be declared free of Ebola.
“Until we reach zero cases in every country, Ebola still poses a threat to the region, and to the world,” Graaff said. “We must keep up our efforts over the next few weeks to trace and treat every last case.”
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UNMEER - Ending Ebola Before Rainy Season Imperative
ebolaresponse.un.org - Press Release - April 30, 2015
CLICK HERE - PRESS RELEASE - ENDING EBOLA BEFORE RAINY SEASON IMPERATIVE SAYS NEW ACTING HEAD OF UNMEER
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In his first week as the Secretary-General’s Acting Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Peter Jan Graaff affirmed his commitment to stopping the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, but said the timeline for doing so is tight.
“We have made great progress in fighting the virus, but we are not done yet,” said Graaff. “The rainy season is fast approaching, which will complicate efforts to contain the disease. We have a very small window of opportunity and that window is closing fast. We can’t risk falling behind the virus again. We need to stay ahead of it, and eliminate it before it is too late.”