But a “huge portion” of the Ebola infections are among those who refuse to take the vaccine, and nearly 10 per cent of those who could be exposed to the virus are refusing to take the vaccine, according to Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program.
Because of mistrust of the medical system and the government, many people are refusing to seek treatment when they become ill, and many die without any treatment, which can further spread the virus. Over the past week, about 40 per cent of newly detected cases were among people who died in their communities before their virus was detected.
“More than eight months into the outbreak, the situation is alarming,” said a statement by Médecins sans frontières . “It is clear that the outbreak is not under control.”MSF is calling for urgent changes. The Ebola response should be integrated into local health centres, allowing people to choose health care in their own communities, instead of requiring them to travel to a formal Ebola treatment centre, MSF said.
Oxfam, another humanitarian group active in Congo, said the local communities need to be treated as “equal partners” in the Ebola response. “The relationship with them is currently broken and needs to be fixed if we are to halt the spread of Ebola,” said a statement by Oxfam’s program manager in Congo, Tamba Emmanuel Danmbi-saa.
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