The Head of Health Information of WHO Marie Kieny , said Ebola drug trials and collection of survivors’ blood for treating patients would get underway in West Africa within weeks.
Kieny said in Geneva on Wednesday that WHO and partner organisations were currently selecting treatment centres in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to conduct trials of experimental Ebola drugs.
So-called convalescent serum contains antibodies that can theoretically help a sick patient overcome the virus but the treatment is still being developed.
“This is a process that needs to take into account the safety of the donor as well as the safety of the recipient,” she said.
So-called convalescent serum contains antibodies that can theoretically help a sick patient overcome the virus but the treatment is still being developed.
“This is a process that needs to take into account the safety of the donor as well as the safety of the recipient,” she said.
Source:Vanguard
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