Ebola Outbreak Shows Reforms Needed
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> - <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2015. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> – <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hygiene">Hygiene</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tropical">Tropical</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span> - <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 11,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Liberia">Liberia</span>, <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> '<span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>' – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticizes">criticizes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>.</p><p> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Piot">Piot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Zaire">Zaire</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1976, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chaired">chaired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p> "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="epidemics">epidemics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Piot">Piot</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p> "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>-<span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>-<span word="responsive">responsive</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Piot">Piot</span>.</p>
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