Leaders of Ebola Fight at U.N. Express Worry About Eradication

NEW YORK TIMES  by Rick Gladstone                                    Feb. 20, 2015

The top two health officials managing the Ebola epidemic cast doubt Friday on a pledge by West African leaders to reduce new cases to zero by mid-April, and expressed concern about a possible rebound of the disease.

The officials, Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization and Dr. David Nabarro, the United Nations’ special envoy for Ebola, said that the incidence of new cases was no longer plunging, and that the anti-Ebola effort was facing a $900 million shortfall for 2015.

Their remarks, at a United Nations news conference, emphasized a sobering message they had delivered during meetings at the organization's headquarters this week.

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Link to UN News conference.
http://webtv.un.org/watch/dr.-david-nabarro-and-dr.-bruce-aylward-on-ebola-response-press-conference/4072852239001