Obama: U.S. ready to take the lead in Ebola fight
Posted on AllSides October 6th, 2014
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After an in-person briefing from the staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a "major increase" in the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The United States will send troops, material to build field hospitals, additional health care workers, community care kits and badly needed medical supplies.
Countless taxis filled with families worried they've become infected with Ebola currently crisscross Monrovia in search of help.