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On Saturday, Guinea will hold a ceremony in the Nzérékoré region. This is to celebrate the official end of the Ebola epidemic, 46 days after the second negative test of the last patient affected by the virus.
The fee, 23 registered cases including 12 deaths and 11 recoveries, is much less heavy than during the previous epidemic between 2014 and 2016, in which 11,000 people were killed. This time, Guinea was able to extinguish the Ebola virus outbreak in less than four months.
The country has learned a lot from the previous epidemic and has benefited from new drugs and vaccines, explains Guinea’s Minister of Health Dr Remy Lamah.
This time it was good responsiveness […] New drugs have made it possible for us to cut the transfer chain […] The availability of treatment rooms built across the country enabled us to quickly take care of suspected and confirmed patients. […]
A ceremony is being held this Saturday in the Nzérékoré region to mark this event 46 days after the second negative test of the last patient affected by the virus. Guinea came to the end of the latest Ebola virus outbreak in less than four months by building on the lessons learned. from previous epidemics. With that said, it is important for the World Health Organization to be vigilant and not give up, warns actor Tierno Baldé from the WHO’s regional office in Africa.
Dr Tierno Baldé from the WHO Africa Office
The message is not to disappoint our guard, but rather to increase vigilance. In the case of Guinea, just like other countries that have had an Ebola epidemic, a 90-day plan will be drawn up at the end of the outbreak to introduce monitoring measures.
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