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World Leaders Fail to Address Ebola Virus, Give Inadequate Response: MSF

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Medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said world leaders fail to address the epidemic of the Ebola virus and called the international response lethally inadequate.

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - Medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said world leaders fail to address the epidemic of the Ebola virus and called the international response lethally inadequate.

“World leaders are failing to address the worst ever Ebola epidemic, and states with biological-disaster response capacity, including civilian and military medical capability, must immediately dispatch assets and personnel to West Africa,” the organization’s press release said. “Despite repeated calls by MSF for a massive mobilisation on the ground, the international response has been lethally inadequate.”

“Six months into the worst Ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battle to contain it,” MSF International President Dr. Joanne Liu said. “The WHO announcement on August 8 that epidemic constituted a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ has not led to decisive action, and states have essentially joined a global coalition of inaction.”

MSF started its Ebola intervention in West Africa in March 2014 and is currently operating in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The organization runs five Ebola case management centers with a total capacity of 480 beds, however, more are needed.

Since March, MSF has admitted 2,077 people, 1,038 of whom tested positive for Ebola and 241 have recovered. The organization has deployed 156 international staff members to West Africa and employs 1,700 nationally hired personnel.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, the total number of Ebola cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone exceeds 3,000 with more than 1,550 deaths. The organization notes, however, that in this Ebola outbreak, the survival rate is higher than in previos outbreaks, with 47 percent surviving.

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