By Charles Onyango-Obbo, Lee Mwiti –
The virus has forced otherwise lethargic African governments to act quickly and effectively.
The current outbreak of Ebola – the deadliest on record – is achieving a level of regional co-ordination rarely seen in Africa, ranging from health to aviation, in what will have integration watchers thinking that despite the horror of the disease, there might actually be a sign of hope.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday updated its grim West Africa disease toll, with 1 229 having succumbed so far from 2 240 cases – a 55% mortality rate.
The virus, which has spread from Guinea to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, has no proven cure yet, although the WHO has approved emergency experimental drugs.
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