In another show of support, Denmark is sending four of their country's experts to Liberia in order to reinforce the global fight that is being waged against the spread of the Ebola virus. On Monday, the Danish Emergency Management Agency, or DEMA, announced that one of the representatives will be included in a team of experts being put together by the United Nations in support of Liberia's coordination efforts for international assistance. The other. They will be part of the team that is working in collaboration with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and will be taking part in building a coordination center that will be equipped with communication facilities and other IT equipment that are necessary to running the operation hub to be used by the United Nations expert team.
Danish Defense Minister, Nicolai Wammen, explained this move by the government in a statement saying, "It is crucial with international help and, from the Danish side, we are ready to help." Prior to this envoy, the country had already sent an expert to the Liberian capital of Monrovia earlier this month in response to the World Health Organization's global call for assistance. Aside from the manpower, the DEMA also said that Denmark has already contributed more than 20 million Danish kroner ads financial aid to the Ebola stricken countries in West Africa.
According to the latest statistical data from the World Health Organization, there are now nearly 4,800 confirmed cases of people who are infected with the virus, while a staggering 2,400 of those have died from this unprecedented Ebola outbreak. With the rising global concern about the spread of the Ebola virus, experts are urging people to become educated about the symptoms and modes of transmission of the disease. They are emphasizing that prevention is the first and most important step in preventing the spread of the virus, and must especially be heeded by people who are traveling to and from any of the affected areas.