Using food distribution to fend off Ebola spread in Liberia
- 10 years ago
In Ebola hit Liberia, people line up for food supplies from the UN World Food Program.
The food distribution is expected to go hand in hand with the medical response, says WFP Regional director Denise Brown.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DENISE BROWN, WFP REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SAYING:
"This is an area in Northern Liberia where there are high infection rates and what we are trying to do is work with the government so that food accompanies the health response. In an area like this, where we are today, where there are high infection rates, we want people, the government would like people to stay as close as possible to home so we avoid the spread of the virus. So WFP's contribution to this effort is to provide the food so that people don't have to go to the market, they don't have to go to the shop, they don't have to go to the fields, they can stay home and have something to eat. So, it's support to the health response in trying to contain that spread."
Liberia is the countr
The food distribution is expected to go hand in hand with the medical response, says WFP Regional director Denise Brown.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DENISE BROWN, WFP REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SAYING:
"This is an area in Northern Liberia where there are high infection rates and what we are trying to do is work with the government so that food accompanies the health response. In an area like this, where we are today, where there are high infection rates, we want people, the government would like people to stay as close as possible to home so we avoid the spread of the virus. So WFP's contribution to this effort is to provide the food so that people don't have to go to the market, they don't have to go to the shop, they don't have to go to the fields, they can stay home and have something to eat. So, it's support to the health response in trying to contain that spread."
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