economies were badly affected by the Ebola virus epidemic.

In a resolution adopted at the end of the G-7 Summit, the world leaders and their partners agreed to improve the capacities of the countries to prevent, protect against, detect, report and respond to public health emergencies in the three countries.

''We are strongly committed to getting the Ebola cases down to zero. We also recognize the importance of supporting recovery for those countries most affected by the outbreak. We must draw lessons from this crisis” the Summit’s resolution noted.

It continues: “We acknowledge the work that is being done by the WHO and welcome the outcome agreed at the Special Session of the Executive Board on Ebola and the 68th World Health Assembly”.

According to the resolution, the G-7 leaders agreed to support the ongoing process to reform and strengthen the WHO’s capacity to prepare for and respond to complex health crises, while reaffirming the central role of the WHO for international health security.

The leaders decided to commit to preventing future outbreaks from becoming epidemics by assisting countries to implement the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations (IHR), including through Global Health Security Agenda and its common targets and other multilateral initiatives.

The resolution added that to achieve this, they will offer to assist at least 60 countries, including the countries of West Africa, over the next five years, building on countries’ expertise and existing partnerships.

They said they will encourage other development partners and countries to join this collective effort.