[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN official: Ebola is a medical and economic crisis

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Report: Islamic State's violent acts may be war crimes Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   October 2, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN official: Ebola is a medical and economic crisis The Ebola outbreak is also a crisis of economics and food security, in addition to health care, says Anthony Banbury, chief of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response. Containment is crucial to preventing worse mutations. "It is a nightmare scenario [that it could become airborne], and unlikely, but it can't be ruled out," he said. 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