'All Hands on Deck': UN Urges Expanded Response as DRC Ebola Outbreak Spreads at Record Pace | Common Dreams
'All Hands on Deck': UN Urges Expanded Response as DRC Ebola Outbreak Spreads at Record Pace | Common Dreams
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'All Hands on Deck': UN Urges Expanded Response as DRC Ebola Outbreak Spreads at Record Pace | Common Dreams
"We need to massively step up our response," said one senior UN official, while another stressed that "Ebola feeds on delay, fear, and hunger."
“So, in support of the government, I’m calling that we step up, across the response, the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, member states,” Harneis continued. “We need to massively step up our response, be it in terms of supplies, specialized supplies like personal protective equipment, staff, specialized medical staff, and logistics as well.”