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| Ebola: Liberia's Johnson Sirleaf urges 'Marshall Plan' | Ebola: Liberia's Johnson Sirleaf urges 'Marshall Plan' |
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| Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called for a "Marshall Plan" for the Ebola-affected countries of West Africa. | Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called for a "Marshall Plan" for the Ebola-affected countries of West Africa. |
| She was referring to the massive US aid programme for Europe launched after World War Two. | She was referring to the massive US aid programme for Europe launched after World War Two. |
| Her comments came after Sierra Leone was immediately granted more than $80m (£52m) to help end the Ebola outbreak and recover from its effects. | Her comments came after Sierra Leone was immediately granted more than $80m (£52m) to help end the Ebola outbreak and recover from its effects. |
| The IMF has pledged a $187m financial aid package for Sierra Leone. | The IMF has pledged a $187m financial aid package for Sierra Leone. |
| Nearly $5bn has been pledged internationally to the Ebola effort, but less than half of the help has materialised. | Nearly $5bn has been pledged internationally to the Ebola effort, but less than half of the help has materialised. |
| About 600 delegates from around the world met in Brussels on Tuesday to talk about Ebola and long-term plans to fight the disease. | About 600 delegates from around the world met in Brussels on Tuesday to talk about Ebola and long-term plans to fight the disease. |
| Nearly 10,000 people have died in the outbreak, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | Nearly 10,000 people have died in the outbreak, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
| Analysis: Anne Soy, BBC Africa, Brussels | |
| This meeting is not a donor pledging conference - it marks the beginning of a new conversation, whose objectives could be difficult to achieve. | |
| It comes at a time when new cases of infection are significantly down. | |
| Compared to HIV 30 years ago, this Ebola epidemic was met by a better organised international community. But even so, the pledges for support and actual disbursement of aid were slow to come. With the epidemic seemingly under control, the next phase - recovery - is going to be longer and more challenging. | |
| The call is for a process led and owned by the affected countries. But real recovery will only be achieved if there is complementary long-term commitment from donor countries - a clear intervention with definitive objectives and timelines. | |
| And the bar for transparency and accountability will no doubt be raised. | |
| Speaking in Brussels, Ms Sirleaf said: "We believe that a regional approach would achieve the best recovery results. This can only be achieved with your support, the support of partners who will be willing to allocate resources to a regional plan that is home-grown." | Speaking in Brussels, Ms Sirleaf said: "We believe that a regional approach would achieve the best recovery results. This can only be achieved with your support, the support of partners who will be willing to allocate resources to a regional plan that is home-grown." |
| "There is no doubt that this will require significant resources, perhaps even a Marshall Plan... We believe however that this can be achieved through allocation of the additional resources committed by the European Commission", she said. | "There is no doubt that this will require significant resources, perhaps even a Marshall Plan... We believe however that this can be achieved through allocation of the additional resources committed by the European Commission", she said. |
| "Resources can also be sourced from the CCR [Catastrophe Containment and Relief] Trust Fund established by the International Monetary Fund and by regional envelopes by the World Bank and the African Development Bank." | "Resources can also be sourced from the CCR [Catastrophe Containment and Relief] Trust Fund established by the International Monetary Fund and by regional envelopes by the World Bank and the African Development Bank." |
| 'Painstaking task' | 'Painstaking task' |
| On Monday the UN said that the struggle to contain the epidemic was reaching a "second phase". | On Monday the UN said that the struggle to contain the epidemic was reaching a "second phase". |
| UN experts say the spread of the disease in West Africa has dropped to almost 10% of what it was six months ago. | UN experts say the spread of the disease in West Africa has dropped to almost 10% of what it was six months ago. |
| Liberia in particular continues to have a low level of transmission, with only one new confirmed case in the week leading to 22 February. This compares to 34 in Guinea and 63 in Sierra Leone. | Liberia in particular continues to have a low level of transmission, with only one new confirmed case in the week leading to 22 February. This compares to 34 in Guinea and 63 in Sierra Leone. |
| But the UN special envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, told AP that the international community should not become complacent as getting to zero cases was "the hardest part". | But the UN special envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, told AP that the international community should not become complacent as getting to zero cases was "the hardest part". |
| "It's a really difficult, painstaking task," he said. | "It's a really difficult, painstaking task," he said. |
| The BBC's Anne Soy, in Brussels, says that there is a danger of donor fatigue, even though the Ebola outbreak has received a lot of attention from the international community. | The BBC's Anne Soy, in Brussels, says that there is a danger of donor fatigue, even though the Ebola outbreak has received a lot of attention from the international community. |
| The healthcare systems of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will also need help to recover from the effects of the outbreak. | The healthcare systems of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will also need help to recover from the effects of the outbreak. |
| Scarce healthcare resources have had to be directed to controlling the epidemic and it has become harder to get treatment for other diseases. | Scarce healthcare resources have had to be directed to controlling the epidemic and it has become harder to get treatment for other diseases. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
| Your Ebola questions answered | |
| Liberia bounces back | Liberia bounces back |
| The basics: What you need to know | The basics: What you need to know |