experimental drug, ZMapp
The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
announced yesterday that their country is to receive
sample doses of experimental drug, ZMapp to treat
doctors infected with Ebola
A statement published on Mrs Sirleaf's website on
Monday said the US had approved a request from
Liberia to ship the medicine after a direct appeal to
US President Barack Obama on Friday.
But spokesperson for the US Health and Human
Services (HHS) Department said US authorities had
simply assisted in connecting the Liberian
government with the drug's manufacturer, insisting
that the drug company had worked directly with the
Liberian government.
Meanwhile the deaths from Ebola has passed the
1,000 mark. Late yesterday, the World Health
Organization said 1,013 people have now died from
Ebola.
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