"leaders must continue to encourage their colleagues at home and abroad to be forthcoming with information critical to global response efforts," dobriansky said at the meeting. "providing accurate information to international partners can significantly limit both the human and economic impacts of an outbreak."

what is the author's purpose for including paragraph 5? a) to quote someone so that it gives the article more authority b) to make it sound like there is someone who knows what they’re talking about c) to urge other leaders globally to unite with international partners working together to solve the problem d) to get leaders to solve the problem in their communities, countries, etc. so it doesn’t spread even further