News outlets report on the U.S. government’s plans for a more robust Ebola response in West Africa. CNN: U.S. ramping up Ebola effort as Obama heads to CDC “President Barack Obama embarks on a two-day U.S. road trip Tuesday to assess and amplify his government’s response to two unconnected overseas…

The Hill: Week ahead: Congress puts Ebola under the microscope “Lawmakers on Tuesday will hold their first hearing on Ebola, as Congress seeks assurances that health officials are doing all they can to stop the deadly outbreak of the disease. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the…

U.N. News Centre: U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Ebola crisis “The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Ebola outbreak that has gripped West Africa, the president of the 15-member body announced [Monday]…” (9/15).

News outlets report on the international community’s increasing efforts to curb the Ebola outbreak as the number of detected cases accelerates. Agence France-Presse: Countries scramble to make up ‘precious time’ lost in Ebola fight “The European Union urged the international community Monday to boost aid to make up for ‘precious…

News outlets discuss reactions by health experts and Ghana’s president to Ebola response efforts in West Africa. NPR: What Obama Should Say And Do About Ebola “…We offer two perspectives on what the president should say. One is from Sophie Delaunay, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, which has been…

News outlets report on China’s support and commitment to help improve laboratory testing capacity for Ebola in Sierra Leone. Agence France-Presse: China ups its medics in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone to 174 “China will send more medics to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone to help boost laboratory testing for the virus, raising the…

Al Jazeera: Ebola hospital workers walk out over pay “Local workers have gone on strike in an overcrowded Ebola ward at a major district hospital in Sierra Leone’s disease-stricken east over claims the government is failing to pay them. … The action comes after several other strikes at the same…

An editorial piece and several opinion pieces discuss issues surrounding the U.S. and global response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. USA TODAY: Ebola speeds up, world stands still: Our view Editorial Board “As the Ebola outbreak has picked up speed — sickening nearly 4,800 people and killing half…

The following blog posts address issues surrounding the Ebola outbreak. Center for Global Development “Global Health Policy Blog”: “We Are Running Out of Time” — A Letter from the Front Lines of Ebola Amanda Glassman, senior fellow and director of global health policy at CGD, presents a letter written by…

News outlets report on President Obama’s scheduled briefing on Tuesday at the CDC focusing on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the U.S. response. Fresno Bee: Obama to visit CDC for Ebola briefing “President Barack Obama will head to Atlanta on Tuesday to visit the Centers for Disease Control…