World Boosts Ebola Aid; UN Funds Fall Short

The international community is ramping up efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed about 4,500 people, but is falling short on funding U.N. efforts at containing the virus. A British Royal Navy ship is set to leave for Sierra Leone Friday with medical teams and experts aboard. A day earlier, U.S. President Barack Obama authorized additional military forces to help the 4,000 U.S. personnel already committed to containment efforts in West Africa. And the World...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - vendredi 17 octobre 2014