President Obama Says It's Early To Send Experimental Ebola Drugs To Africa

US President, Barack Obama said yesterday
August 6th that it's too early to send the
unapproved experimental drug, Zmapp serum to
Africa where the outbreak of the Ebola virus has
recorded more deaths and threatens human
existence.
Zmapp serum has proven to be effective in
treating Ebola cases as two American doctor
infected with the virus in Liberia are currently
being treated in the US and are said to
have improved after the use of the drug.
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According to AFP, President Obama suggested
that affected African countries should focus
more on building strong public infrastructures.
"I think we have to let the scientist guide
us. And I don’t think all the information is
in on whether this drug is helpful".
On whether he would help fast track the
approval of the drug should medical experts
conclude that the drug is effective, President
Obama said;
"I think it’s premature for me to say that
because I don’t have enough information. I
don’t have enough data right now to offer
an opinion on that.”
While stressing that the deadly virus is not
airborne, Obama said
"the countries affected are the first to
admit that what’s happened here is the
public health systems have been
overwhelmed. They weren’t able to identify
and then isolate cases quickly enough. As a
consequence, it spread more rapidly than
has been typical with the periodic Ebola
outbreaks that occurred previously."
He said the US is currently working with their
European partners as well as the World Health
Organization to provide resources to contain the
virus.