Ebola workers ask Congress for help (AP) Health workers on the front line of the Ebola crisis say the need for urgent help isn’t letting up, as Congress begins considering President Barack Obama’s $6.2 billion emergency aid request to fight the disease. Despite reports that the number of infections is slowing in some parts of West Africa, cases still are rising in other areas and aid organizations say thousands of health care workers are needed to treat Ebola over the next few months. “We’re not yet at a point where we can have confidence that we’re turning the corner, even in Liberia,” said Andy Gleadle of the International Medical Corps, which is running a treatment center in Liberia and plans to open another in that country and two more in Sierra Leone. Even with increasing global attention to the epidemic, it takes time to train new health workers, build field hospitals, and buy protective equipment for doctors and nurses. “Let’s say President Obama gives us another $5 million tomorrow morning which would be very nice, thank you but it takes weeks to absorb that funding and implement it on the ground,” added Gleadle, who is responsible for the charity’s response in Sierra Leone. On Wednesday, the [...] newsinfl/ebola-workers-ask-congress-for-help/
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:00:25 +0000
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