Dr. Atul Gawande: Ebola Is 'Eminently Stoppable,' but Global Response Has Been 'Pathetic'

8 Oct 2014

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Sierra Leone is pleading for more international help to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. On Saturday, the country recorded 121 deaths in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared there more than four months ago. At least 678 people have now died in Sierra Leone, with the official toll for West Africa topping 3,400. Dr. Atul Gawande from Harvard Medical School argues, “The epidemic in West Africa is severe, and it’s getting worse fast…this is a disease that is doubling in the number of cases every three weeks. And our response (is) pathetic.”

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