Myanmar delays deploying volunteer doctors as Ebola fades
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Plans formulated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to send volunteer doctors from the Asean region to African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak have been delayed since the Ebola crisis has calmed, according to Deputy Director General Dr Soe Lw
WHO arranged to send volunteer doctors to countries with the highest Ebola incidents, such as Liberia and Sierra Leone, at the end of 2014. WHO estimates that 5,000 healthcare workers and 700 doctors are needed urgently in Ebola-affected areas.
Myanmar has in the past sent volunteer doctors to the countries affected by epidemics, including healthcare workers who trained locally and overseas.
And Asean health ministers’ meeting decided to send healthcare workers to West African countries. WHO also invited healthcare workers from European countries.
