GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!! President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak a threat to global security as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus. The world is looking to the United States, Mr Obama said, but added the outbreak required a global response. President Obama Has Announced Additional Measures To Aid The Fight Against Ebola In West Africa, Describing The Disease As A threat to global security. Among the measures announced by Mr Obama on Tuesday: Building 17 healthcare facilities, each with 100 beds and isolation spaces, in Liberia Training as many as 500 health care workers a week Developing an air bridge to get supplies into affected countries faster Provide home health care kits to hundreds of thousands of households, including 50,000 that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will deliver to Liberia this week Ebola has killed 2,461 people this year, about half of those infected, the World Health Organization said. The announcement comes as UN officials have called the outbreak a health crisis unparalleled in modern times. The spread of the disease means the funds needed to fight the outbreak have increased 10-fold in the past month, the UNs Ebola co-ordinator said, saying it needs $1bn (£614m) to fight the outbreak. Massive surge needed Among the measures announced by Mr Obama on Tuesday: Building 17 healthcare facilities, each with 100 beds and isolation spaces, in Liberia Training as many as 500 health care workers a week Developing an air bridge to get supplies into affected countries faster Provide home health care kits to hundreds of thousands of households, including 50,000 that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will deliver to Liberia this week
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:19:55 +0000
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