By Nigel Pfunde
Harare – ZIMBABWE has committed US$1 million to support the Africa-led response to the Ebola outbreak and endorsed the “One Plan, One Budget, One Team” framework, Express Mail Zim can report.
The pledge was announced by President Mnangagwa Tuesday during a virtual meeting of African Heads of State, government officials and health partners convened by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation.
The meeting was called following confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe would work with regional and global partners to strengthen disease surveillance, emergency preparedness and rapid response.
“In line with our mandate, Zimbabwe pledges one million U.S. dollars to Africa CDC for immediate containment and regional preparedness,” he said.
Zimbabwe has not recorded any confirmed Ebola cases. The Ministry of Health and Child Care has heightened screening at ports of entry and reinforced capacity at provincial isolation centres as a precautionary measure.
The summit resolved to fast-track vaccine deployment and logistical support to affected areas.
