Ebola, a contagious viral disease, hastily claiming hundreds of human lives, is slow but steadily spreading in different parts of West Africa. This epidemic disease in the region has turned the deadliest since it was first discovered in 1976, and has killed nearly as many people as all the previously known outbreaks combined. According to the credible World Health Organization (WHO) former report, the Ebola outbreak in Africa has claimed more than 1,552 people out of 3,069 known cases in four countries and “continues to accelerate”. The WHO reported, “More than 40 percent of the total number of cases have occurred within the past 21 days. However, most cases are concentrated in only a few localities,”.
As the tally of deaths from the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus continued its seemingly inexorable rise, the World Health Organization said on Thursday that the epidemic was still accelerating and could afflict more than 20,000 people — almost seven times the current number of reported cases — before it could be brought under control.
Ebola has turned into a dreadening disease. It is highly infectious and is easily transferred from an affected person to a normal person. Henceforth, many countries is contemplating to impose stringent efforts into practice to contain the disease from spreading far and wide. In many European countries, the passengers from affected West African countries are asked to pass through lengthened health checkups.
The menace, certainly created havoc and chaos across the world. In different states public awareness campaigns are launched to keep the public informed about the possible preventive measures. It is highly feared that Ebola might seek entry into another state via infected migrants. Keeping the gravity of situation in consideration, even the countries enjoying sound health infrastructures are preparing to tackle the forthcoming worsening situation. Ebola is passed via contact with bodily fluids, and in a nation with extremely poor personal hygiene in many areas, polluted water supplies and a widespread absence of latrines, coupled with open-field defecation, it could be argued that an accident is waiting to happen.
Nonetheless, Afghanistan owes bottomless infrastructure, already weakened in front of polio and tuberculosis. As evidenced by the failure to contain polio and the growing tuberculosis crisis, Afghanistan’s health infrastructure is nothing with the exception of hollowness and emptiness.
It is recommended of the architect and planners of this piece of land to get out of electoral dilemma and get prepared for upcoming havoc in the form of Ebola disease and impose a heightened state of preparedness to cope with the emerging worsening situation if something unpleasant happens. We should learn that a demonstration of even slight negligence might earn us enormous irreparable harms.