Turning to the medium- and long-term initiatives to address Ebola, he said private-public partnerships were needed to improve quality access to services, in addition to the creation of a United Nations interagency task force at the country level to strengthen public health care systems.Kan's administration has faced heavy criticism for not acting swiftly enough to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northern Pacific coasts, with his approval ratings limping below 20 percent.