Ebola: US Approved Request To Give Liberia Experimental Drug, ZMapp
US finally agrees to give Liberia experimental drup, ZMapp, after appealing to the US President President Barack Obama on Friday.The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, announced yesterday
that their country is to receive sample doses of experimental drug,
ZMapp to treat doctors infected with Ebola A statement published on Mrs Sirleaf’s website on Monday said the US
had approved a request from Liberia to ship the medicine after a direct
appeal to US President.But spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS)
Department said US authorities had simply assisted in connecting the
Liberian government with the drug’s manufacturer, insisting that the
drug company had worked directly with the Liberian government.Meanwhile the deaths from Ebola has passed the 1,000 mark. Late
yesterday, the World Health Organization said 1,013 people have now died
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