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Ebola Outbreak: Call to Send in Military to West Africa to Help Curb Epidemic

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Thu, 2014-09-04 18:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Head of Médecins sans Frontières says the world is 'losing the battle' as cases and deaths continue to surge

MSF - theguardian.com - by Sarah Boseley - September 2, 2014

Military teams should be sent to west Africa immediately if there is to be any hope of controlling the Ebola epidemic, doctors on the frontline told the United Nations on Tuesday, painting a stark picture of health workers dying, patients left without care and infectious bodies lying in the streets.

The international president of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Joanne Liu, told member states that although alarm bells had been ringing for six months, the response had been too little, too late and no amount of vaccinations and new drugs would be able to prevent the escalating disaster.

"Six months into the worst Ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battle to contain it," Liu said.

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MSF - Statement of Dr. Joanne Liu, International President Médecins Sans Frontières

Video - MSF Denounces International Inaction at the United Nations

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Thu, 2014-09-04 20:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

nytimes.com - by SOMINI SENGUPTA - September 2, 2014

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations and the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders each issued urgent appeals on Tuesday for international aid to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Senior United Nations officials urged diplomats to cable their capitals to send money, doctors and protective gear to the affected region. The doctors’ group called for countries to send civilian and military biohazard experts.

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