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16 Sep 2014

Author:
Rewina Juduh, New Dawn

ArcelorMittal donates ambulances and treatment unit to Liberian govt to bolster Ebola fight

'ArcelorMittal Liberia donates ambulances', 16 Sep 2014: ArcelorMittal...has donated two ambulances to the Government of Liberia to buttress [its] ongoing fight against the Ebola Virus...Country Manager, Ronnie Addy...presented the ambulances...to the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Walter T. Gwenigale, and Minister Tolbert Nyeswah, Incident Management, Chair of the Ebola Response Team...ArcelorMittal Liberia’s CEO, Antonio Carlos Maria...[said] “It is important to support the people of Liberia during this crisis.  There is nothing more important than human life, and we will continue to assist in this fight towards ending this situation...”... Two weeks ago, ArcelorMittal Liberia signed a memorandum of understanding with AFRICARE to fund the training of a 150-man Ebola contact tracing team to help bolster the number of trace technicians on the ground. Last week the company also turned over to the Government an Ebola holding and treatment unit in Ganta, Nimba County...