Today Is September 11th, 2014 Time:09:39 Hrs. PDT HEADLINE: Ebola Virus: Biological War In Liberia Summary: With warnings from officials that the Ebola virus is spreading like wildfire in Liberia, Sarah Crowe, who works for the UN childrens agency (Unicef), describes her week on the Ebola front line: Flights into disaster zones are usually full of aid workers and journalists. Not this time. The plane was one of the first in after some 10 airlines stopped flying to Liberia because of Ebola, and still it was empty. When I was last in Liberia in 2006, it was to work on reintegration of child soldiers in a time of peace. Now the country is fighting a biological war from an unseen enemy without foot soldiers. As we enter the airport, an unnerving sight - a team of health workers kitted out with masks and gloves asks us to wash our hands with a chlorine solution and takes our temperatures. It was to be the start of a new routine - the hours and days since, I have had my temperature taken about 15 times and have had to wash my hands with chlorine at the entrance to every building, every office, every store, and every hotel. Even in small villages. And yet ironically, despite all this, few health facilities are properly functioning. Read The Full Article Here: bbc/news/world-africa-29147797
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:39:26 +0000
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