Highlights of the President's Activities Thursday, October 2, 2014 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Held Closed Door Discus

Highlights of the President's Activities Thursday, October 2, 2014 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Held Closed Door Discus

Highlights of the President’s Activities Thursday, October 2, 2014 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held closed door discussions with the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court bench at the Temple of Justice. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf today launched the Youth Action International Coalition against Ebola in Monrovia. Making remarks during the launch, the Liberian leader said attitude and behavioral change are cardinal to breaking the transmission chain and ending the further spread of the deadly Ebola virus disease in Liberia. President reminded the young people that attitude, behavior, as well as cultural and traditional values remain major challenges to efforts aimed at eradicating the virus from Liberia. She call on members of the coalition against Ebola to go all out and reach to communities and neighborhoods across the country with simplified messages of sensitization and awareness that will help change people’s behavior towards the deadly virus. Speaking earlier, Montserrado County Representatives Acarous Gray and Saah Joseph, Christian Health Association of Liberia (CHAL) head Patricia Kamara and representatives of the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) and the U. S. Embassy in Monrovia thanked the coalition of young people for the initiative and expressed the hope that the virus will soon be history in Liberia. They committed to standing with the government and the young people to eradicate the virus from Liberia. For his part, Youth Action International Executive Director Dr. Kimmie Weeks pointed out that the understanding was not a Youth Action International Initiative, but different youth organizations that have been assembled under the guidance of his organization. He indicated that he made a personal commitment not to leave Liberia until the Ebola virus disease is contained and eradicated from the shores of Liberia. President Sirleaf held a meeting with the Senior Advisor on Ebola, UNMEER, Ms. Jeanine Cooper at her Foreign Ministry office. .

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