WHO: $1 Billion Needed to Contain Ebola Outbreak

The unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa requires a $1 billion response to keep its spread within the “tens of thousands” of cases, United Nations officials said on Tuesday. ​The virus has killed more than 2,500 people, half of the more than 5,000 people infected by the virus, and the toll has doubled in the last month, World Health Organization Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said. “Quite frankly, ladies and gentlemen, this health crisis we're facing is...

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