I-GENEVA, Switzerland - Namuhla i-World Health Organization (WHO) imemezela ukuphela kokuqubuka kwakamuva kwesifo se-Ebola eLiberia. Lesi simemezelo siza ezinsukwini ezingu-42 (imijikelezo emibili yezinsuku ezingu-21 yokufukamela igciwane) ngemva kokuba isiguli sokugcina esiqinisekisiwe se-Ebola eLiberia sihlolelwe ukuthi asinaso isifo okwesibili. I-Liberia manje ingena esikhathini esiyizinsuku ezingama-90 sokugadwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi noma yimaphi amacala amasha ahlonzwa ngokushesha futhi aqukethwe ngaphambi kokusabalala.
I-Liberia yaqala ukumemezela ukuphela kokutheleleka kwe-Ebola kumuntu kuya kumuntu ngomhla ziyisi-9 kuNhlaba wezi-2015, kodwa leli gciwane seliphinde lavela izikhathi ezintathu ezweni kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Amacala amuva nje kwakungowesifazane owachayeka kuleli gciwane eGuinea futhi waya eMonrovia eLiberia, kanye nezingane zakhe ezimbili ezaba nalo leli gciwane.
“I-WHO incoma uhulumeni waseLiberia kanye nabantu ngendlela abasabela ngayo kulokhu kuqubuka kabusha kwe-Ebola kwakamuva,” kusho uDkt Alex Gasasira, Omele I-WHO eLiberia. "I-WHO izoqhubeka nokweseka iLiberia emzamweni wayo wokuvimbela, ukuhlonza kanye nokuphendula amacala asolwayo."
Lolu suku luphawula okwesine kusukela kwaqala lolu bhubhane eminyakeni emi-2 edlule lapho i-Liberia ibika ukuthi abantu abangenwe yileli gciwane okungenani izinsuku ezingama-42. I-Sierra Leone imemezele ukuphela kwe-Ebola isuka kumuntu iya kumuntu mhla ziyi-17 kuNdasa wezi-2016 kanye ne-Guinea mhla lu-1 kuNhlangulana wezi-2016 kulandela ukuqubuka kokugcina komlilo.
I-WHO ixwayisa ngokuthi amazwe amathathu kumele ahlale eqaphile ukutheleleka okusha. Ingozi yokuqubuka okwengeziwe kokuchayeka oketshezini lomzimba oluthelelekile lwabasindile isekhona.
I-WHO kanye nabalingani bayaqhubeka nokusebenzisana noHulumeni baseGuinea, eLiberia naseSierra Leone ukuze basize ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abasindile banokufinyelela ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha nezengqondo kanye nokuhlolwa kwegciwane eliqhubekayo, kanye nokwelulekwa kanye nemfundo ukuze babasize baphinde bahlangane empilweni yomndeni kanye nomphakathi, kunciphisa ukucwaswa futhi kunciphise ingozi yokudluliselwa kwegciwane le-Ebola.
I-WHO ngokubambisana nabalingani, izimisele ukusekela uHulumeni waseLiberia ukuqinisa uhlelo lwezempilo kanye nokwenza ngcono ukuhlinzekwa kokunakekelwa kwezempilo kuwo wonke amazinga.
