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US President Barack Obama holds a meeting with cabinet agencies coordinating the government’s Ebola response in the White House, Washington, on October 15, 2014. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
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A Liberian man pushes bread past a wall mural, part of a sensitization program about the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia, on 15 September, 2014. (EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo)
US to assign 3,000 from US military to fight Ebola
Washington, AP—The Obama administration is ramping up its response to West Africa’s Ebola crisis, preparing to assign 3,000 US military personnel to the afflicted region to supply medical and logistical support to overwhelmed local health care systems and to...Caption:
A Liberian soldier mans a checkpoint to control the movement of people as authorities try to prevent the Ebola virus from spreading on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, on August 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)
WHO declares Ebola epidemic an international health emergency
London, Reuters—West Africa’s Ebola epidemic is an “extraordinary event” and now constitutes an international health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The Geneva-based UN health agency said the possible consequences of a...Caption:
A Liberian woman reads a poster on the prevention of the Ebola epidemic during UNICEF’s sensitization campaign at the Mission for Today Holy Church in Newkru Town, Liberia, on June 22, 2014. (EPA/AHMED JALLANZO)
West African nations should be prepared for Ebola—WHO expert
Geneva, Reuters—West African nations neighboring those hit by the Ebola epidemic—Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Guinea Bissau—should prepare for the possible arrival of travelers carrying the deadly virus, the World Health Organization said on Friday. “We want...Caption:
A French soldier checks passengers of a transport truck arriving in Gao, northern Mali, Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. Malian forces have stepped up security around the port an the main market, in an effort to stop the infiltration of rebel fighters in the town. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)