Liberia Rejects WHO's 20,000 Ebola Prediction

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has reacted to a warning by the World Health Organization that more than 20,000 people could be infected with the deadly Ebola virus in the region before it's brought under control. Sirleaf said "when one has the will and commitment to overcome a battle", that number could be proven wrong.

  • Liberia:   Sirleaf Rejects WHO's Ebola Figures

    New Dawn, 1 September 2014

    President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has rejected the World Health Organization's prediction that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people before it is… Read more »

Physician Assistant Kobbah displays a certificate of full recovery from Ebola to President Sirleaf at the ELWA Treatment Center following her release.

  • West Africa:   Ebola Vaccine Study Fast-Tracked

    DW, 28 August 2014

    More than 20,000 people could be infected in the latest Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization says. Estimates show it could take up to nine months to halt the spread of the… Read more »

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