MONROVIA, October 18(LINA) - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the fight against the Ebola disease requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise.

She stressed that from governments to international organizations, financial institutions to NGOs, politicians to ordinary people on the street in any corner of the globe, all have a stake in the battle against the Ebola virus.
In a ‘Letter to the World,’ the Liberian Chief Executive said, “I have every faith in our resilience as Liberians, and our capacity as global citizens, to face down this disease, beat it and rebuild”.

The Liberia News Agency quotes the letter as saying that Pres. Sirleaf noted that “history has shown that when a people are at their darkest hour, humanity has an enviable ability to act with bravery, compassion and selflessness for the benefit of those most in need.”
“It is the duty of all of us , as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves against an enemy that they do not know, and against whom they have little defense,” the Liberian Leader emphasized.

She lamented that in just over six months, Ebola has managed to bring her country to a standstill, losing over 2,000 Liberians, some of whom are children struck down in the prime of their youth, fathers, mothers, brothers or best friends, while many were brave health workers that risked their lives to save others or simply offer victims comfort in their final moments.

President Sirleaf also noted that there is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile states - Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea -- all battling to overcome the effects of interconnected wars.
LINA HVW/PTK