Liberia: NPHIL Defends U.S.$4.2 Million Ebola Plan

– The Interim Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Sia Wata Camanor, is defending the government’s proposed $4.2 million Ebola preparedness budget amid mounting public scrutiny.

Dr. Camanor maintains that investing in prevention is far less costly than grappling with the devastation of a full-scale outbreak.

Her defense comes after Health Minister Dr. Louise Kpoto informed the Liberian Senate in late May that $4.2 million had been earmarked to strengthen…