EBOLA SOLUTION - WHO RECOMMENDS THE USE OF SURVIVORS' BLOOD

While there is no approved drug for the deadly tropical virus which has already claimed around 2,000 lives in West Africa, hundreds of people still have managed to win the battle with Ebola. Health experts say that such survivors develop antibodies in their blood and thus immunity from further infection.

As the countries expect the results of experimental vaccines trial, every day counts and records new deaths. The UN health organization urged the affected countries not to wait until the drug becomes available but start using the blood of patients who recover from the Ebola in treating other patients.

WHO said there was no data on the effectiveness of such therapy, however studies on the 1995 outbreak in Congo showed that 7 out of 8 people survived after being given this therapy.