US Envoy Criticizes Global Response to Ebola on West Africa Visit
United States ambassador Samantha Power arrived in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday to begin a tour of West African countries affected by Ebola. From Guinea, Power will head to Sierra Leone and Liberia to meet with health workers and identify the most pressing gaps in resources.
The three countries have been hardest-hit by the hemorrhagic fever, which has infected more than 10,000 people and killed nearly 5,000, according to the most recent figures from the World Health Organization (WHO).
“We are not on track right now to bend the curve…It is not a virus that is going to remain contained within these three affected countries if we don’t deal with it at its source,” Power told news agency Reuters. She said she would take note of what help was needed and report back to US President Barack Obama, “who’s got world leaders now on speed dial on this issue.”
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