White House, Other Agencies Make Additional Moves To Strengthen Ebola Response October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets highlight moves by the White House and other agencies to address the Ebola epidemic. Reuters: Obama, European leaders to discuss Ebola epidemic on Wednesday “President Barack Obama will hold a video conference on Wednesday with British, French, German, and Italian leaders to discuss the Ebola epidemic in West…
U.S. House Subcommittee To Hold Hearing On Ebola October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss an upcoming U.S. congressional hearing on federal efforts to respond to Ebola. CQ HealthBeat: Panel Set to Ask Questions and Offer Suggestions on Ebola “A House subcommittee on Thursday has scheduled a rare recess period hearing in Washington, D.C., to query CDC Director Thomas Frieden and National…
USDA Blog Post Discusses International Food Security Assessment Findings October 15, 2014 News Summary U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “USDA Blog”: International Food Security: A Look at the Next Decade Stacey Rosen and Birgit Meade of the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) discuss the International Food Security Assessment, released in June by ERS, which provides 10-year food security projections in low- and middle-income countries (10/14).
U.S., Spanish Hospitals Face Challenges In Treating Ebola Patients October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets continue to discuss the challenges hospitals in the U.S. and Spain are facing in the treatment of patients with Ebola. New York Times: Spain Exposes Holes in Plans to Treat Ebola “…Together, the cases [of health care workers infected in Spain and the U.S.] have raised urgent questions…
Second Dallas HCW Diagnosed With Ebola October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the diagnosis of Ebola in a second Dallas health care worker who was part of the team treating a Liberian man who died of the disease. Nina Pham, a critical care nurse who also worked on the Dallas team, was diagnosed with Ebola over the weekend.…
U.N. Nuclear Agency To Help West Africans Diagnose Ebola With Nuclear Technologies October 15, 2014 News Summary Reuters: U.N. nuclear agency to help West Africa fight Ebola “The United Nations atomic agency plans to help West African countries fight the Ebola epidemic with nuclear-related technology that can quickly diagnose a disease which has killed more than 4,400 people…” (Dahl, 10/14).
Travel Limitations Hindering Ebola Efforts; Passenger Screenings Could Be Ineffective October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets examine how travel limitations to and from West Africa are hindering efforts to contain Ebola, and a European report saying airline passenger screenings might be ineffective. New York Times: Ebola Fight in Africa Is Hurt by Limits on Ways to Get Out “…[According to an aid group,] Europe’s…
Zuckerberg Donates $25M To U.S. Ebola Efforts October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s donation of $25 million to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation’s Ebola fund. The Hill: Zuckerberg gives $25M to CDC Ebola fund (Hattem, 10/14). PBS NewsHour: Mark Zuckerberg to give $25M to fight Ebola (Morris, 10/14). USA TODAY:…
Ebola Epidemic Affecting Liberia’s Economy, Reversing Recent Gains October 15, 2014 News Summary Washington Post: The Ebola outbreak is not just a human tragedy. It’s also an economic one. “…With critical public works projects in limbo and businesses struggling, the [Ebola] virus is threatening Liberia’s chance to escape generations of poverty and join Africa’s rising prosperity…” (Mui, 10/14).
Ebola Survivors Engage In Outbreak Responses In West Africa October 15, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on how some Ebola survivors are joining efforts to contain the virus and treat patients in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Agence France-Presse: Sierra Leone Ebola survivors to hold landmark meet: U.N. “Dozens of Ebola survivors, now immune to the deadly disease, will meet in Sierra Leone this…