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REUTERS                                            Nov. 4, 3014
ByJames Pearson

SEOUL, Korea --lAsian countries are not contributing enough to the global effort to fight Ebola, despite having a wealth of trained medical personnel who could help stop the spread of the deadly virus, World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday.

World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim (L) listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Seoul   November 4, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

"Many countries in Asia who could help simply are not, especially when it comes to sending health workers," Kim told a news conference in Seoul....

"We need thousands of health workers, and we're going to need them over the next six months to a year. The fight against Ebola is not over until we get to zero cases in those three countries," Kim said.

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