Ebola Coordinator Klain Urges Congress To Approve Emergency Funding; Will Leave Position By March 1 December 8, 2014 News Summary The Hill: Ebola czar hoping for ‘large chunk’ of White House funding request “The White House Ebola czar said Friday that he is hopeful that Congress will pass a ‘large chunk’ of its $6.2 billion emergency funding request, calling the current international funding levels inadequate…” (Ferris, 12/5). Los Angeles Times:…
Omnibus Spending Bill Expected To Include Ebola Emergency Funding But Less Than Total Request December 8, 2014 News Summary Roll Call: Omnibus Expected to Include Funding to Fight Ebola “Appropriators are expected to include significant extra funding in an omnibus spending package to help agencies continue responding to the Ebola outbreak, but the final number will be less than President Barack Obama requested…” (Ethridge, 12/5).
Ebola Solidifies Some Lawmakers’ Commitment To Biomedical Research Spending December 8, 2014 News Summary Roll Call: Ebola Drives Interest in More Biomedical Research “…Top appropriators from both parties say they are committed to investing in biomedical research, particularly the National Institutes of Health. But the parties have not agreed on how to boost that funding, and lawmakers also have criticized some of the government’s…
International Response To Ebola Must Address Threat To Sustainable Development, U.N. Officials Say December 8, 2014 News Summary U.N. News Centre: World must do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure recovery of Ebola-affected countries — Ban “Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed today to members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) ‘to do whatever it takes’ to help the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola grow back…
Ebola Response In Sierra Leone Struggles With Poor Coordination, Inefficiency December 8, 2014 News Summary New York Times: As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts “…Aid officials in Sierra Leone say poor coordination among aid groups, government mismanagement, and some glaring inefficiencies are costing countless lives. … Many aid officials in Sierra Leone said they crave a more effective command structure. The government runs a…
Liberian Supreme Court Stays President’s Ban On Mass Gatherings To Prevent Ebola Ahead Of Elections December 8, 2014 News Summary Associated Press: Liberian president’s son wants rally ban lifted “President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s son, who is running for a Senate seat, has filed a lawsuit contesting her Ebola-related ban on political rallies, an official said Monday…” (Paye-Layleh, 12/8). New York Times: Liberian President’s Ban on Rallies Is Seen as Political…
Washington Post Highlights Stories Of 5 Ebola Survivors December 8, 2014 News Summary Washington Post: Surviving Ebola “Recovering from one of the most fearsome infections known to humankind should provide a time of unsurpassed joy. But it doesn’t always work out that way. More than 3,100 Liberians have died of Ebola. But against long odds, some fortunate people have overcome the virus. They…
Sierra Leone, UNICEF To Distribute Anti-Malarial Drugs To 2.5M People In Effort To Prevent Mistaken Ebola Diagnoses December 8, 2014 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Sierra Leone gives out malaria pills in fight against Ebola “Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect almost half the population from malaria, reducing the burden on health services of people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola. … More than 9,300 trained community health workers…
Pentagon Joins International Effort To Stop Drug-Resistant Malaria In Mekong Region December 8, 2014 News Summary Financial Times: Pentagon joins international fight to halt drug-resistant malaria “The U.S. military is throwing its weight behind an international campaign to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading from southeast Asia to Africa and triggering a fresh international health crisis. The Pentagon has joined forces with countries across the Mekong region in…