African Based Civil Society An Effective Public Health...

The supererogatory capitalist mentality reinforced in American society as a means of success and an acceptable manner to diligently fulfill ethical and moral obligations has been streamlined through the allocation of financial resources, however, these contributions have failed to educate West Africans about precautionary measures, build an effective public health infrastructure and has generated a new strain of the virus: Ebola Debt. Since the recent outbreak of Ebola in early 2014 politicians and public health officials have collaborated with the World Health Organization to dedicate the â€Å"Health System Fund† aiming to repay what a large portion of the population claims to be a debt to our allies, which beguiles the general public of its†¦show more content†¦As the earth has mounted its immune response against the human species (406) in the form of a filovirus which was deemed biologically dormant both in the late nineties’ outbreak and currently, the eth ical implications have infected society ability to rid itself of Ebola. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone owe the International Monetary Fund a combined payment of three hundred and seventy-two million dollars that were allocated to repress the epidemic (Duval). Although a large portion of the countries have declared themselves Ebola free the remnants of the outbreak remain in the form of economic poverty and a newly built healthcare frame that does not account for the lack of health care workers, consideration of cultural traditions and was not implemented in a timely manner. Government officials in Africa argue the inefficient response during the critical threshold and the amount of money spent on establishing an American health care system parallels the imperialism movement and has left the countries vulnerable to future outbreaks, indebt and currently still unprepared. The monetary â€Å"loans† less than half of which actually reached affected countries last year failed to educate the public, this raises the question of owing money that was not distributed to tackle immediate threats but attempted to repair years of corruption and unstable healthcare foundations. In this sense America has years of compiling