CDC Director Focuses On Appeals To International Community For Ebola Assistance

CQ HealthBeat: CDC Chief Sidesteps Direct Appeal to Congress for Ebola Money
“While he appeals for money, supplies, and an influx of health care workers from around the world to counter the worsening Ebola outbreak in West Africa, America’s top public health official is carefully avoiding direct appeals to Congress for more resources to fight the virus. … [CDC Director Tom] Frieden is instead aiming his message at the worldwide health community…” (Reichard, 9/2).

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