The World Bank on Monday announced up to $200 million in emergency assistance to help Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, which has killed hundreds in West Africa. The funding will also help those countries improve their public health systems and cope with the epidemic's economic impact, the Washington-based lender said in a statement. The countries' resources and health systems have been strained by the worst outbreak of the virus since its discovery four decades ago. Guinea's economic growth could fall a full percentage point to 3.5 percent due to the epidemic, according to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's initial assessment.
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