West Africa: Ebola - MSF Urges Immediate Action On Vaccines and Treatments for Frontline Workers

press release

Following a high level meeting on access and funding for Ebola vaccines convened yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has urged that plans to get forthcoming Ebola vaccines and treatments to frontline workers must be rapidly implemented. Significant investment and incentives are needed now to accelerate these steps.

"The message we heard from WHO that the people fighting the epidemic will be among the first to test Ebola vaccines and treatments is exactly the one we needed to hear", said Dr Bertrand Draguez, Medical Director for MSF. "Now urgent action is needed to get those promises delivered in West Africa as soon as possible. This needs to be followed by massive roll out of vaccines to the general population once their efficacy is proven."

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