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Liberia:
Ebola-Stricken Countries Appeal for Help as Nations Gather for Annual Meetings
World Bank, 16 April 2015
Leaders of the three hardest-hit countries in West Africa issued a plea for help battling Ebola at a high-level meeting on the crisis Thursday on the eve of the World Bank-IMF… Read more »
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West Africa:
World Bank Must Lead Efforts to Raise $1.7 Billion to Improve Ebola-Hit Countries' Health Care
Oxfam, 16 April 2015
The World Bank and international donors must find $1.7 billion to improve dangerously inadequate health systems in Ebola-affected countries and help prevent such a deadly epidemic… Read more »
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Liberia:
"Exhausted" Liberia Struggles With Long Ebola 'To Do' List
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 17 April 2015
Treating trauma and the mental health issues of Ebola survivors is one of the many challenges facing "exhausted" Liberia, a senior health ministry official said. Read more »
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West Africa:
'Dramatic' Progress in Fighting Ebola Must Be Followed By Long-Term Recovery Efforts
UN News, 16 April 2015
Intense efforts to control the Ebola outbreak in the three most-affected West African countries in will continue, the United Nations health chief said in Washington, DC today,… Read more »
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Liberia:
1.7 Billion Dollars Needed to Improve Ebola-Hit Countries' Health Care, Says Oxfam
IPS, 16 April 2015
The international humanitarian charity Oxfam is calling on the World Bank and major donors to raise 1.7 billion dollars to improve poor health systems in Ebola-affected countries… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Sierra Leone President Bemoans Ebola's Impact
VOA, 15 April 2015
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma says the Ebola outbreak has been devastating to his country's economy, crippling businesses and households. But the country is focused on… Read more »
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West Africa:
Obama - Ebola Still a Danger
VOA, 15 April 2015
President Barack Obama says there has been "great progress" in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, but warns the international community must stay vigilant until the virus is… Read more »
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Liberia:
Economic Progress in Liberia
Liberian Observer, 16 April 2015
A World Bank Group survey conducted in the worst Ebola hit nations, including Liberia, has painted a bright picture for Liberia while Sierra Leone still lags behind. Read more »
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Liberia:
WB Official Hails Liberia's 'Great Progress' in Ebola Fight
LINA, 15 April 2015
World Bank Group Vice President for Africa Makhtar Diop has observed that Liberia has made "great progress" in its fight against Ebola, expressing "great hope" that all affected… Read more »
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West Africa:
Presidents Appeal for Post-Ebola Aid Ahead of Obama Talks
allAfrica, 15 April 2015
The leaders of the West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak of the past year have called on the international community to support a recovery plan which will… Read more »
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Liberia:
Remarks by the President Barack Obama Before Meeting with West African Leaders on Ebola
U.S. Embassy Monrovia, 16 April 2015
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to welcome Presidents Sirleaf, Koroma and Condé. The United States has a long partnership with Liberia and Sierra Leone and Guinea --… Read more »