The US should take a leadership role and dedicate the necessary resources to help people in West Africa stricken by Ebola, and stop the spread of Ebola. As a nation, we will all pay much more later (in human lives and money) if the disease spreads due to the intense efforts needed to stop the spread. Cases are still increasing exponentially, but could be halted with appropriate resources.
UN officials leading the anti-Ebola effort in West Africa appealed Friday to the international community to move quickly to provide more resources to battle the deadly outbreak. “The world must now act to help the people and governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and, by helping them, to help the rest of the world,” said Anthony Banbury, Special Representative and Head of the UNMEER.