Ebola has killed at least 932 people in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria since it was first reported in March, according to the World Health Organization. Local customs, fear and ignorance about the disease have hampered efforts to control the virus, and developed nations were late to help, aid workers yesterday told a House subcommittee.
The U.S. should increase its budget to prepare for disease threats such as Ebola, said Representative Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican who chairs the subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
“We mustn’t short-change vital efforts to save lives in these developing countries,” he said.
Not until two Americans working in Liberia, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, were revealed to be infected with the virus on July 26 did developed nations begin to pay attention, Isaacs said. Until then, Samaritan’s Purse and Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, were left to combat the epidemic alone, he said.
Ebola has killed at least 932 people in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria since it was first reported in March, according to the World Health Organization. Local customs, fear and ignorance about the disease have hampered efforts to control the virus, and developed nations were late to help, aid workers yesterday told a House subcommittee.The U.S. should increase its budget to prepare for disease threats such as Ebola, said Representative Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican who chairs the subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.“We mustn’t short-change vital efforts to save lives in these developing countries,” he said.Not until two Americans working in Liberia, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, were revealed to be infected with the virus on July 26 did developed nations begin to pay attention, Isaacs said. Until then, Samaritan’s Purse and Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, were left to combat the epidemic alone, he said.
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