Fwd: TOP UN HEALTH OFFICIALS TAKE JOINT MISSION TO MALI IN SUPPORT OF EBOLA RESPONSE

Web version   New York Nov 24 2014 4:00PM   UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé (2nd right) and the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan (right) on a visit to Mali in a joint mission to support the country in its efforts to curb the spread of Ebola. Photo: UNAIDS TOP UN HEALTH OFFICIALS TAKE JOINT MISSION TO MALI IN SUPPORT OF EBOLA RESPONSE The Executive Director of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibé and the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, have visited Mali in a joint mission to support the country in its efforts to curb the spread of Ebola, as authorities there announced one new case and that two more suspected patients were being tested. Read more RELATED Ebola: Ban hopeful of outbreak's end by mid-2015; UN to set up response office in Mali Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that by continuing to scale up the global fight against Ebola, there is hope the outbreak could be contained by mid-2015, but he emphasized that results to date are still uneven, and announced that the Organization's top health officials will head to Mali, where the situation is still a cause of "deep concern." Read more TOPICS Peace and Security -  Economic Development -  Humanitarian Aid -  Environment -  Human Rights -  UN Affais, Secretary-General -  Women, Children, Population -  Law, Crime Prevention -  Health, Poverty -  Culture, Education United Nations News Center mailing system If you have problems reading this, please consult the web version UN News Service Contact Radio News and Media

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