As the Ebola epidemic is claiming increasing number of victims, there is widespread concern that efforts to contain it are inadequate. New and more effective measures are needed to combat one of the most dangerous epidemics of modern times.
"Six months into the worst Ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battle to contain it," stated Doctors Without Borders International President Dr. Joanne Liu.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's anguished letter to President Barack Obama, urging the U.S. Government to take a more aggressive policy to combat this deadly epidemic, stated the situation in clear terms: "Without help from your government, we will lose this battle against Ebola."
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