UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern by recent restrictions put in place in several countries and localities on people who have travelled to the main Ebola-affected countries.
Ban believed that these restrictions have put particular pressure on health care workers and those who have been on the frontline of the Ebola response, his press office said on Monday.
"Returning health workers are exceptional people who are giving of themselves for humanity," he said.
Ban stressed that the health workers should not be subjected to restrictions that are not based on science. Those who develop infections should be supported, not stigmatized.
The UN official reiterated that the best way for any country to protect itself from Ebola is to stop the outbreak at its source in West Africa, this requires considerable international health care worker support and in return for this support, "we have an obligation to look after them."
Source: KUNA