Obama rejects Nigeria's request for Ebola trial drug

The hope of a cure for Ebola Virus
victims in Nigeria was on Thursday dashed as the
United States of America rejected Nigeria’s
request for the trial drug which is being used on
the two American doctors that were infected
with the virus.
US President President Barack Obama believes it
is too early and premature to share the
experimental drug with Nigeria and other
African countries, reports NewsDay
In turning down the request, Obama said it
would be far more beneficial to Nigeria and
other African countries to focus on preventive
methods instead.
Addressing the 50 African leaders at the US-
African Summit in Washington, Obama said he
lacked enough information to approve the drug.
He advised African countries to focus more on a
strong public health systems that could help in
controlling the spread of the virus.
Nigeria had on Monday reached out to the
United States Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention, CDC, in Atlanta, to request for the
drug for treatment of Ebola affected persons in
Nigeria.
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