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West Africa: MSF Calls for Military Medics to Help Tackle West Africa Ebola
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2 September 2014
World leaders must immediately deploy civilian and military medical teams to fight the world's biggest outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, the head of an international medical… Read more »
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West Africa: MSF Denounces Inaction, Calls for Mobilization of Medical Assets
MSF, 2 September 2014
MSF denounces international inaction in Ebola-stricken African countries; States must deploy specialized medical assets now Read more »
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West Africa: Statement by Médecins Sans Frontières International President
MSF, 2 September 2014
Statement of Dr. Joanne Liu International President Médecins Sans Frontières to a special briefing at the United Nations organized by the office of the UN Secretary… Read more »
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Africa: UN 'Gravely Concerned' Over Food Shortages in Ebola-Hit Countries
DW, 2 September 2014
The UN has warned of "grave food security concerns" due to trade restrictions and labor shortages in Ebola-afflicted countries. Food prices are on the rise, as is panic buying. Read more »
World 'Losing Battle' to Contain Ebola - Experts
World leaders are failing to address the worst-ever Ebola epidemic, and states with biological-disaster response capacity, including civilian and military medical capability, must immediately dispatch assets and personnel to West Africa, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) told United Nations members in a briefing.
InFocus
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Fear of the Ebola virus, weak public infrastructures and a slow response by the international public health community and world governments is reversing real progress in Liberia, ... Read more »
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The head of the U.S Centers for Disease Control, Tom Frieden, who is on a visit to west Africa, says Liberia's Ebola epidemic is set to get worse as 'many cases of the deadly virus ... Read more »
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The Obama administration is asking for the lifting of travel restriction on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, according to U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah ... Read more »
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West Africa: MSF's New Ebola Centres Already Overwhelmed
MSF, 27 August 2014
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is rapidly scaling up its operations in Liberia as the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West… Read more »
