Friday 1 August 2014

Ebola: WHO To Spend $100million In West Africa

The World Health Organisation says it's concerned about the spread of
Ebola in West Africa and that it plans to commit $100 million dollars
in fighting the outbreak.

This life-line is expected to be announced on Friday by head of the
World Health Organisation and leaders of West African nations affected
by Ebola disease.

The meeting is scheduled to hold in Guinea on Friday, where the
initiative will be launched.

Ebola spreads through human contact with a sufferer's bodily fluids.
Initial flu-like symptoms can lead to external hemorrhaging from areas
like eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ
failure.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday
issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African
nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel
warning is a reflection of the worsening Ebola outbreak in the region.

The CDC Director, Tom Frieden, refereed to the outbreak of the disease
in West Africa as the biggest and most complex Ebola outbreak in
history.

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