UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, has commended the United States Government’s plan to provide a range of measures to assist in the global response to Ebola Virus Disease.
This is contained in a statement by Ban’s Spokesperson, Stephane DuJarric.
The measures include building and staffing of Ebola Treatment Units; provision of personnel with expertise in logistics, training and engineering, as well as continued humanitarian assistance for community health care.
Ban called on the international community to be as bold and courageous in its response as those who are on the frontlines fighting this disease.
“Ebola Virus Disease is not just a health crisis. It has grave humanitarian, economic and social consequences that could spread far beyond the affected countries,” Ban was quoted as saying.
According to the statement, the secretary-general and the United Nations are determined to accelerate action and meet the test of international cooperation and solidarity.
It would be recalled that the US government is setting up a Joint Force Command headquartered in Monrovia, Liberia.
The Command will provide regional command and control support to U.S. military activities and facilitate coordination with U.S. government and international relief efforts.
A general from US Army Africa, the Army component of US Africa Command, will lead this effort, which will involve an estimated 3,000 US forces.
The US Africa Command will establish a regional intermediate staging base to facilitate and expedite the transportation of equipment, supplies and personnel.
Many of the US forces taking part in the response will be stationed at the ISB.
The Command would also coordinate engineers to build additional ETUs in affected areas while the US government would help to recruit and organise medical personnel to staff them.
In addition, the Command would establish a site to train up to 500 health care providers per week to enable healthcare workers to safely provide direct medical care to patients.
According to the statement, the US government will also deploy 65 Commissioned Corps officers to Liberia to manage and staff a previously announced Department of Defence Hospital.
The hospital will provide care for healthcare workers who become ill.
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