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Liberia: First U.S.-Constructed Ebola Treatment Unit Set to Open in Liberia
USAID, 10 November 2014
Construction of the Ebola treatment unit (ETU) Read more »
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West Africa: Obama to Step Up Ebola Response As Businesses, Senators Press for More
allAfrica, 13 September 2014
President Obama will announce the appointment of a high-level military coordinator and a stepped-up U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak when he visits Atlanta on Tuesday,… Read more »
Obama to Step Up Ebola Response
President Obama will announce the appointment of a high-level coordinator to manage the U.S. mlilitary response to the Ebola outbreak when he visits the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta on Tuesday, AllAfrica has learned, while a White House statement says that new measures will include sending 3,000 U.S. troops to the region. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made a personal appeal to her American counterpart, amid calls for a stepped up response from members of Congress and private organizations.
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The soldiers will be sent to a new command center in Monrovia, where they will help with the transportation of supplies and personnel. Read more »
President Obama Meets with Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office in May 2010.
Tweet from MSF: Our new #Ebola ward is almost ready but it's far from enough. Monrovia needs 800 + more beds yesterday!
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9 September 2014
Ebola Appeal Letter from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to President Barrack Obama
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- Government of Liberia
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In a letter on the Ebola outbreak sent on September 9, 2014, Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf told U.S. President Obama: "The outbreak has ... see more »
Ebola Appeal Letter from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to President Barrack Obama
InFocus
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The Ebola crisis in west Africa is " a national security priority" for the United States, President Obama said in an interview.Two months ago, the American president said, he told ... Read more »
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Two U.S. Senators have called on the Obama administration to step up the U.S. to the escalating Ebola epidemic in west Africa. Read more »
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The announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense of a $22 million facility in Liberia, including a 25-bed field hospital, has been criticized as being not only inadequate, ... Read more »
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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 »
