The Ministry of Health says it is prepared if Ebola breaks out in South Sudan.

More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization says.

There have been 3,500 confirmed or probable cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

South Sudan’s officials say they have trained health workers and doctors to treat and prevent the disease.

Dr. Pinyi Nyimoli, Director General of preventive health services in the ministry, says there is no recorded case of the disease in South Sudan. But the ministry has taken preventive steps…

“The measures we have put in place right now are health education, and that is how to educate people about the disease and how a person can protect him or herself,” Dr Nyimoli assured the public.

Ebola is spread by direct physical contact with body fluids like blood, saliva, and stool.

“We are doing screening in Juba international airport form those who are coming from West Africa and the neighboring countries like Congo.”

However, Juba International Airport authorities recently said that some senior government officials who returned from West Africa refused to be scanned for Ebola virus.

Dr. Nyimol urged the public to report any suspected cases of Ebola immediately to the nearest health facility.

Meanwhile, MSF has criticized the slow-pace by the international community to deploy specialized medical units to bolster Ebola control efforts in affected countries.

MSF International President Dr. Joanne Liu, says further spread of the virus will not be prevented without a massive deployment of assets and personnel to West Africa to contain the disease.

“Six months into the worst Ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battle to contain it,” said Dr Liu. “Leaders are failing to come to grip with this transnational threat.”

Dr. Liu also said governments and non-governmental organizations alone cannot implement the WHO Global Roadmap to fight the ever growing and unpredictable outbreak.