Denmark has announced a donation of an additional 10 million Danish Krone ($1,708,893 or GHS5.5 million) towards Ghana�s fight against the deadly Ebola Virus.
The donation was announced by the Danish Trade Minister, Mogen Jensen, at a joint press conference with President John Mahama who is currently on an official visit to Denmark.
Mogen touted the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries and promised he would visit Ghana in March next year.
"The president and I have agreed that we will continue the strong collaboration between the two countries," he said.
He promised that Denmark will help develop the private sector in Ghana and provide the technological know-how.
Mogen said he had early on discussed the severity of the Ebola crisis, especially in the three West African countries - Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - and the need to live up to the World Health Organisation's goal to isolate 70 per cent of the incidence before 1st of December.
The WHO has set a target, �70-70-60� that includes the goal to safely bury 70% of the people killed by Ebola and treat 70% of those with the disease within 60 days to help prevent the spread of the disease.
"If we don't meet such goals before December 1, 2014, we will have sincere problems," he said.
He added that with Ghana being the focal point in fighting the disease in the West African sub-region there was the need for Denmark to contribute its quota.
President John Mahama expressed his appreciation to the Danish government for the donation and also chronicled the long history of bilateral relationship between the two countries.
While admitting that the Danish government is reviewing its development assistance, he said there was still the need for technical collaboration between Ghana and Denmark.
As ECOWAS Chair, President Mahama, has been leading regional efforts to contain the worst outbreak of the disease which has claimed more than 4,000 lives so far.
He spoke strongly against isolation and ban on flights to and from the worst affected countries at the 69th United Nations General Assembly meeting.
He insisted Ebola was not a Guunean, Liberian, Seierra Leonean, or a est African problem.
"It is a world problem," he said.
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