Obama Gives New Details On America's Effort To Fight Ebola
President Obama spoke Tuesday about the U.S. plan to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, speaking at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The White House plan reportedly includes deploying 3,000 U.S. military personnel and training health care providers in Liberia. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Obama spoke Tuesday about the U.S. plan to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, speaking at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The White House plan reportedly includes deploying 3,000 U.S. military personnel and training health care providers in Liberia.
President Obama announced details of his plan Tuesday to help contain the Ebola outbreak that has caused more than 2,400 deaths in West Africa. The strategy reportedly includes sending up to 3,000 military personnel to the region.
Obama spoke at the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday afternoon.
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The president describes "a major increase in our response." Some details:
He also called on other nations to follow through on the promises they've made to help, and he encouraged charities and philanthropists to remain involved.
The president closed his remarks by telling the story of a family that has been fractured by the viral disease, saying that some of its children are simply "waiting to die, right now."
"It doesn't have to be this way," Obama said. And while he acknowledged that the situation will likely get worse before it improves, he also said that the world has a responsibility to act.
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Obama Gives New Details On America's Effort To Fight Ebola