DAR ES SALAAM, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The East African Business Council (EABC) has appealed to the East African Community (EAC) member states to allocate more funding towards the recruitment of health personnel to support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement issued on Friday, the EABC also urged the EAC member states to regulate recurrent expenditures and focus on increasing budgetary allocation on health, social services and food security in the wake of the outbreak of the virus.

The EABC made the appeal in an online meeting on the preparedness and response measures against the outbreak of COVID-19 in the EAC region held on Thursday, said the statement.

EABC pledged to join hands with the EAC governments to ensure that the business community complied with the measures being taken to protect the lives of citizens in the region, said the statement.

EABC also appealed to the EAC Council of Ministers to hold meeting more frequently for information sharing and collaboration about the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, the EAC ministers of health have urged member states of the regional bloc to continue implementing mandatory quarantine for 14 days for all travelers to the region as a protective measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The EAC member states are Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. Enditem

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