Ebola
cases in Sierra Leone could have been cut by 50 percent had the UK had
set up beds in the stricken nation’s treatment centers just one month
earlier, a new report claims.
Researchers
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) suggest
had British aid efforts been provided sooner, some 7,500 people could
have been prevented from contracting the virus.
During that time frame the UK installed more than 1,500 treatment beds in community centers, and a further 1,200 in specialist Ebola centers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 13,945 people fell ill between September 2014 and February 2015.
LSHTM lecturer in infectious diseases Dr Adam Kucharski and his colleagues say the UK’s involvement saved 40,000 lives. However more deaths could have been prevented had they intervened sooner.
During that time frame the UK installed more than 1,500 treatment beds in community centers, and a further 1,200 in specialist Ebola centers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 13,945 people fell ill between September 2014 and February 2015.
LSHTM lecturer in infectious diseases Dr Adam Kucharski and his colleagues say the UK’s involvement saved 40,000 lives. However more deaths could have been prevented had they intervened sooner.
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