Cabinet asks hospitals to help fight ebola – Parool.nl

Cabinet asks hospitals to help fight ebola – Parool.nl

01-10-14 00:39 h – Source: Reuters

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Hospitals receive this week a letter from Minister Edith Schippers (Health) in which they are asked if they can help in the fight against Ebola in Africa. The government therefore supports the call of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to the health care institutions to provide, where possible, health professionals

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Minister Lilianne Ploumen © anp

That said Minister Lilianne Ploumen (Development) Tuesday at Peacock. According to her, the point is that whatever aid is mobilized to get. Deadly disease under control That’s according to her still take at least several months.

The minister suggested

earlier 18 million for tackling ebola, part of which goes to MSF. The medical humanitarian organization working with the government, which wants to follow the situation and coordinate well. According Ploumen is not only money, material and logistical support needed, but also people who can help in the affected countries.

Local campaigns
The Minister also has some Dutch companies in the affected countries talked about what they can and want to do against Ebola. She thinks such things as local campaigns that they can set whether the provision of transport for the transport of medical equipment. According Ploumen these companies all pick up their responsibility.