Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said no decision has been made on sending health workers to Ebola-hit countries, adding that the government is more anxious with stopping the entry of the virus to the country.
Coloma said President Aquino has ordered the study of other ways like the giving of donation and other means of assistance. He added that the other priority of the government is to protect the health and ensure the safety of Filipinos in Ebola-hit countries like Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
A total of 1,755 Filipinos are in Ebola-stricken West Africa – 1,044 in Sierra Leone, 511 in Guinea and about 200 in Liberia. The Western Pacific Region, including the Philippines, remains free from the Ebola virus.
