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October 24, 2014

African Union Pledges 1,600 New Health Workers for Ebola 
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African countries are pledging to ramp up their response to the Ebola
outbreak, which has officially killed nearly 5,000 people in West
Africa, although the toll is likely much higher. The African Union said
member states have promised to deploy more than 1,600 health workers.

 

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