Underused Ebola Clinics In West Africa Could Be Used For Future Outbreaks
Foreign Policy: An Empty, Underused Medical Outpost Could Be the Future of the Ebola Fight
“…U.S.-built [Ebola] treatment centers are sitting mostly empty around [Liberia], prompting criticism that the large international response was too slow to be of any real use in the fight. The facilities could still be of value, though, because they increase the Liberian government’s capacity to deal with future cases on its own, and provide an opportunity to snuff out the disease locally before it has time to spread…” (Castner, 1/28).
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