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Cuba to send doctors to Ebola areas | Cuba to send doctors to Ebola areas |
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Cuba is sending 165 health workers to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, officials say. | Cuba is sending 165 health workers to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, officials say. |
Doctors, nurses and infection control specialists will travel to Sierra Leone in October and stay for six months. | Doctors, nurses and infection control specialists will travel to Sierra Leone in October and stay for six months. |
The announcement comes as the World Health Organization says new cases in West Africa are increasing faster than the capacity to manage them. | The announcement comes as the World Health Organization says new cases in West Africa are increasing faster than the capacity to manage them. |
More than 2,400 people have died from the virus in recent months and some 4,700 people have been infected. | More than 2,400 people have died from the virus in recent months and some 4,700 people have been infected. |
The death toll remains highest in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. | The death toll remains highest in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. |
World Health Organization (WHO) officials say the number of people affected is likely to be much greater than current estimates suggest. | World Health Organization (WHO) officials say the number of people affected is likely to be much greater than current estimates suggest. |
In Liberia WHO experts say there is not a single bed left to treat patients with Ebola. | |
But the world football association, Fifa, says it is joining forces with the United Nations to turn the country's national stadium into a large-scale Ebola treatment unit. | |
Dr Margaret Chan, director of the WHO, said: "If we are going to go to war with Ebola we need the resources to fight. | Dr Margaret Chan, director of the WHO, said: "If we are going to go to war with Ebola we need the resources to fight. |
"I am extremely grateful for the generosity of the Cuban government and these health professionals for doing their part to help us contain the worst Ebola outbreak ever known." | "I am extremely grateful for the generosity of the Cuban government and these health professionals for doing their part to help us contain the worst Ebola outbreak ever known." |
'Health diplomacy' | 'Health diplomacy' |
She added: "Cuba is world-famous for its ability to train outstanding doctors and nurses and for its generosity in helping fellow countries on the route to progress." | She added: "Cuba is world-famous for its ability to train outstanding doctors and nurses and for its generosity in helping fellow countries on the route to progress." |
Through a global medical programme, doctors have been deployed to a range of countries, from Algeria to South Africa. | Through a global medical programme, doctors have been deployed to a range of countries, from Algeria to South Africa. |
And many consider this medical help to be a central part of Cuba's international relations. | And many consider this medical help to be a central part of Cuba's international relations. |
One of Cuba's most extensive efforts is an eye surgery programme in Venezuela where thousands of cataract operations have been performed. | One of Cuba's most extensive efforts is an eye surgery programme in Venezuela where thousands of cataract operations have been performed. |
Hundreds of Cuban medical workers were sent to Haiti during the earthquake in 2010. | Hundreds of Cuban medical workers were sent to Haiti during the earthquake in 2010. |
The country also trains thousands of overseas medical students, many of whom return to their home nations to work. | The country also trains thousands of overseas medical students, many of whom return to their home nations to work. |
Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
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