Who declares liberia ebola free
Liberia was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 9, 2015, after 42 days without a new case. This declaration was made after a thorough investigation and verification process by the Liberian Ministry of Health and the WHO.
The Liberian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other international partners, had been working to contain the outbreak since it was first detected in March 2014. The country had reported a total of 4,800 cases and 2,800 deaths due to Ebola during the outbreak.
The WHO's declaration of Liberia as Ebola-free was based on the following criteria:
- There were no new cases of Ebola reported in the past 42 days.
- All contacts of confirmed cases had completed their 21-day follow-up period without developing symptoms.
- The country had implemented robust surveillance and contact tracing systems to detect any new cases promptly.
The declaration of Liberia as Ebola-free marked a significant milestone in the fight against the disease, and it paved the way for the country to return to normal life and economic activities.