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Ebola virus: Liberia health system overtaxed 10 August 2014Last updated at 17:19 Many in Liberia say the governments response to the crisis has been inadequate Liberias information minister has admitted that the countrys health care system has been overwhelmed by the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Lewis Brown told the BBC the system had been overtaxed by the outbreak, but that authorities were doing their best in the face of an unprecedented crisis. The medical charity MSF said officials underestimated the outbreak and that the health system was falling apart. Nearly 1,000 people have died and 1,800 have become infected in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak - the worst-ever - is centred on Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, but has spread to other countries in recent months. Mr Lewis told the BBC that the outbreak was affecting Liberias most populated areas, and that people there were in denial
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:03:45 +0000

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