After gains, Ebola efforts shift to eliminating the epidemic

Name: After gains, Ebola efforts shift to eliminating the epidemic
Uploaded: 2015-02-12T00:56:40Z
Duration: P340S
Description: President Obama announced that almost all of the 2,800 troops fighting Ebola in West Africa will be coming home earlier than planned due to the declining number of cases, but also said the outbreak has been a “wake-up call” to the world. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Rajiv Shah of USAID about what the public health field has learned and how the U.S. will continue its support in the next phase.

Clip: 02/11/2015 | 5m 40s

President Obama announced that almost all of the 2,800 troops fighting Ebola in West Africa will be coming home earlier than planned due to the declining number of cases, but also said the outbreak has been a “wake-up call” to the world. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Rajiv Shah of USAID about what the public health field has learned and how the U.S. will continue its support in the next phase.

Aired: 02/11/15

Rating: NR

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After gains, Ebola efforts shift to eliminating the epidemic

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