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After Ebola, WHO to Set Up Contingency Fund, Develop ‘Surge Capacity’

GENEVA (Jan. 26, 2015) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday it will create a contingency fund and an emergency workforce to respond quickly to crises after strong criticism of the agency’s delay in confronting the Ebola epidemic.

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Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Appears to be Slowing Down - UN

UNITED NATIONS (Jan. 16, 2015) — An outbreak of Ebola that has claimed more than 8,400 lives in West Africa appears to be slowing down, though the battle to contain the disease is not over, the U.N. special envoy on Ebola said on Thursday.

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