President Obama has said that the United States military will begin aiding the response to an outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa that has claimed the lives of at least 2,100 people in five countries.
Ebola Outbreak 2014
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....“Interestingly, when you had the HIV pandemic, which caused many more orphans, 90% of them were absorbed by their [extended] families. But because of the stigma, that is not happening [here],” says Roeland Monasch, Sierra Leone’s Unicef director.... 
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At an emergency hearing in Washington on Thursday afternoon, major players in the fight against Ebola in West Africa addressed the outbreak that has stolen the lives of more than 900. Leaders from health agencies and humanitarian efforts addressed the need for increased support, as one called the current state of affairs in West Africa “apocalyptic.”
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The current Ebola outbreak is the largest on record. It has spread from Guinea to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal and killed more than 2,000 people. An "exponential increase" in new cases is expected in the hardest-hit countries in coming weeks, the U.N. health agency warned.
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The Guinean government has set up a medical checkpoint near the country's border with Sierra Leone in an attempt to stop the spread of Ebola.
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“Guinea - Ebola is surging in places it had been beaten back http://t.co/NOOHza6s7k via @YahooNews”
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“With the epidemic accelerating to alarming levels, the race is on for a vaccine (Potential vaccine shows some promise, but the spread of Ebola is accelerating http://t.co/Vs1xcDd0Gq)...”
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“Health officials continue to report increased numbers of EVD cases in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Humanitarian actors report that additional EVD treatment units (ETU) and trained health care staff are urgently needed.”
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“It is the most severe Ebola outbreak in recorded history and has prompted the use of experimental drugs to combat the potentially fatal virus (Explainer: What is ZMapp and can it save Ebola victims?”
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“The Tanzanian government has installed thermo-scanners for detection of Ebola at the country s two major airports -- Julius Nyerere International Airport and Kilimanjaro International Airport, President Jakaya Kikwete announced Thursday (September...”
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September 5, 2014 11:17 AM
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“"WHO logistician Jose and team are preparing to remove dead bodies of people who died from Ebola." Source: WHO Why do people sick with the Ebola virus in West Africa avoid public hospitals?”
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September 9, 2014 4:53 AM
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The deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has now turned into a serious political challenge for the continent. African foreign ministers have held an emergency meeting in Ethiopia to discuss the economic and political implications of the disease.
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September 9, 2014 4:15 AM
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As the number of confirmed Ebola cases in Liberia continues to grow, so do fears of food shortages. The World Food Programme is scrambling to provide aid to isolation centres in the country.
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September 9, 2014 4:07 AM
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African Union chiefs have called for travel bans imposed to stem the deadly Ebola epidemic to be lifted, even as the
World Health Organisation warned of thousands more infections in coming weeks.
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September 9, 2014 1:52 AM
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With the confirmed Ebola outbreak in neighboring DR Congo, Uganda will evaluate before approving deployments of more health workers to Ebola-hit West African countries.
Presently, at least 20 Ugandan health workers are in Liberia and Sierra Leone after the World Health Organization (WHO) requested Uganda to provide technical experts to support the Ebola outbreak response in West Africa.
The team comprises of epidemiologists, laboratory experts, clinical officers, nurses, nursing officers and nursing assistant with experience in case management during previous Ebola outbreaks in Uganda.
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September 8, 2014 1:57 PM
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We could have stopped this epidemic, and saved my colleagues’ lives.
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September 8, 2014 10:36 AM
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“RT @JoiaMukherjee: 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - Outbreak Distribution Map | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC http://t.co/ivlzj50YMT”
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September 7, 2014 3:57 AM
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“If such people can be identified, they could be a help in fighting the outbreak. They could tend to the sick, bury the dead and give antibodies. But finding them will not be easy.”
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September 7, 2014 3:51 AM
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“A plan by Sierra Leone to lock down the country to control Ebola will not help and could allow the virus to spread, medical charity MSF says.”
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September 6, 2014 4:45 AM
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Ms. Pippa Bradford, WFP Representative and Country Director in Ghana, said food aid was critical because health facilities, aside treating the Ebola patients, would have to feed them also.”
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September 6, 2014 4:42 AM
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“Citizens confined to their homes for three days from September 18 "to deal with the spread of Ebola once and for all".
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September 5, 2014 11:23 AM
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“PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it would send about 20 specialists in biological disasters to West Africa to help stop the spread of Ebola after international health organizations lamented the (France sends experts to West Africa help fight...”
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September 5, 2014 11:17 AM
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“The AU says it will hold an emergency meeting next week to come up with a strategy to deal with the Ebola epidemic...”
