Bill Clinton Calls For Increased Global Efforts In Ebola Fight

News outlets report on Bill Clinton’s call on Saturday for increased global efforts to fight Ebola.

The Hill: Bill Clinton calls for aggressive response to Ebola outbreak
“Bill Clinton called Saturday for the nations of the world to get more aggressive in the fight against the Ebola virus. The former president said steps by Western powers like the United States to help infected countries in West Africa treat the deadly disease are a good start, but fall shy of the effort needed to bring the problem under control…” (Lillis, 9/20).

Reuters: Bill Clinton says must ‘do whatever it takes’ to fight Ebola
“New initiatives from the United States, Britain, France, and other countries to help fight the Ebola epidemic that has been spreading exponentially in West Africa marked a ‘good beginning,’ former President Bill Clinton said on Saturday, but said the world will need to do more…” (Bohan/Begley, 9/20).

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