Thursday 16 October 2014

AU asks African leaders to send doctors to Ebola-stricken states

African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma addresses a news conference during the closing ceremony of the 22nd Ordinary Session of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union has appealed to all leaders in the continent to contribute health workers and specialists to staff new Ebola clinics and hospitals being built in West Africa, its chairperson said on Thursday. Global health authorities are struggling to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the hemorrhagic disease was identified in 1976. The virus - still spreading in West Africa - has killed nearly 4,500 people, with confirmed, probable and suspected cases reported in seven countries, including the United States. ...




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