US to train Liberian armed forces to help tackle Ebola crisis Monrovia/ Freetown, 13 Sept The United States said on Friday it would train Liberia’s security forces to assist in isolation operations to tackle an Ebola epidemic ravaging the West African nation, after a boy was killed when soldiers opened fire on a protest last month. The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed more than 2,400 people in West Africa — more than half of them in Liberia. Liberian officials have called the outbreak the greatest threat to national stability since a 1989-2003 civil war. Many in the country, founded by descendants of freed American slaves, have looked to Washington for support, as they did during the civil war, which killed nearly 250,000 people. The US government has already committed around $100 million (61.51 million pounds) to tackle the outbreak by providing protective equipment for healthcare workers, food, water, medical and hygiene equipment. Reuters
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 07:27:23 +0000
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