01:21USA: 3,000 US troops heading to Africa to combat Ebola- Obama
US President Barack Obama announced in Atlanta Tuesday that 3,000 US troops would be sent to West Africa as part of a "global response" to the outbreak of Ebola in the region. His announcement came at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mission will include a major deployment in Liberia, where the epidemic is spreading fastest, as well as the creation of a staging area in Senegal. According to Obama, the U.S. military aid comes at the request of the Liberian government.
Out of at least 5,000 people infected by Ebola in West Africa, an estimated 2,500 have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. The outbreak of Ebola is the worst on record.
01:21US President Barack Obama announced in Atlanta Tuesday that 3,000 US troops would be sent to West Africa as part of a "global response" to the outbreak of Ebola in the region. His announcement came at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mission will include a major deployment in Liberia, where the epidemic is spreading fastest, as well as the creation of a staging area in Senegal. According to Obama, the U.S. military aid comes at the request of the Liberian government.
Out of at least 5,000 people infected by Ebola in West Africa, an estimated 2,500 have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. The outbreak of Ebola is the worst on record.