In March of 2014 the world was notified that there were numerous cases of ebola arising in West Africa. For millions of people this was the first that time that they had heard of this disease. However, in 2014, what had once been a problem only seen in African was now spreading into European countries and the United States. As a result numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations worked together to treat the thousands of people suffering from ebola. Now, nearly two years later, the world is beginning to recover from one of its most severe epidemics. When the news first broke about ebola, fear was struck into many people. Headlines such as “A Terrifying Ebola Outbreak,” began to appear in major publications (Lijas). Although this may
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Many of the foreigners who were in West Africa had arrived before the onset of the ebola outbreak in 2014. People such as surgeon Dr. Martin Salia, a permanent resident of the United States, was working in a hospital in Sierra Leone when the outbreak began (Fombu and Karimi). In addition to Dr. Salia’s case, three people from United States and two others from the United Kingdom and Spain were diagnosed with ebola (Ebola Outbreaks 1976-2015). For the first time ebola was infecting people who were not natives of Africa. However, unlike the cases before, countries went to remarkable lengths to prevent the spread of ebola. According to Jen Christensen of CNN, the presidents of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone banned “public gatherings [and] closed schools,” whereas countries such as Zambia and Ivory Coast banned travelers from that region. Yet, these were efforts to halt the spread of ebola. These African countries who place traveling bans did nothing to help those countries suffering. Instead, this was left to places such as the United Kingdom who funded a 10.8 million dollar ebola research initiative (Christensen). Ebola was slowly becoming a world problem. Therefore, it was up to various world governments to prevent a …show more content…
As November 10th, 2015, both Sierra Leone and Liberia were declared ebola free (2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa). However, despite these success that has been achieved in these two countries, the way in which the international system handle the ebola outbreak is a bitter memory to many people. As a result of “weak public health systems” and “slow response globally” an estimated 10,000 people died from ebola outbreak that began in 2014 (Payne). Although one may be confused as to why the global response was deemed slow, all he or she must do is examine the timeline of the ebola outbreak. The ebola outbreak began in March of 2014 and in June 2014, the director of Doctor’s Without Borders announced that the “epidemic was out of control (Christensen). It was not until August; however, that organizations such as the World Health Organization received the funding that they had been requesting (Christensen). It was unfortunate that these various health organizations were underfunded when the ebola outbreak first began. Yet, when these organizations first announced that the outbreak began, the World Bank and other countries should have began to donate money. Nevertheless, the countries that were affected are now recovering from this
Many of the foreigners who were in West Africa had arrived before the onset of the ebola outbreak in 2014. People such as surgeon Dr. Martin Salia, a permanent resident of the United States, was working in a hospital in Sierra Leone when the outbreak began (Fombu and Karimi). In addition to Dr. Salia’s case, three people from United States and two others from the United Kingdom and Spain were diagnosed with ebola (Ebola Outbreaks 1976-2015). For the first time ebola was infecting people who were not natives of Africa. However, unlike the cases before, countries went to remarkable lengths to prevent the spread of ebola. According to Jen Christensen of CNN, the presidents of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone banned “public gatherings [and] closed schools,” whereas countries such as Zambia and Ivory Coast banned travelers from that region. Yet, these were efforts to halt the spread of ebola. These African countries who place traveling bans did nothing to help those countries suffering. Instead, this was left to places such as the United Kingdom who funded a 10.8 million dollar ebola research initiative (Christensen). Ebola was slowly becoming a world problem. Therefore, it was up to various world governments to prevent a …show more content…
As November 10th, 2015, both Sierra Leone and Liberia were declared ebola free (2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa). However, despite these success that has been achieved in these two countries, the way in which the international system handle the ebola outbreak is a bitter memory to many people. As a result of “weak public health systems” and “slow response globally” an estimated 10,000 people died from ebola outbreak that began in 2014 (Payne). Although one may be confused as to why the global response was deemed slow, all he or she must do is examine the timeline of the ebola outbreak. The ebola outbreak began in March of 2014 and in June 2014, the director of Doctor’s Without Borders announced that the “epidemic was out of control (Christensen). It was not until August; however, that organizations such as the World Health Organization received the funding that they had been requesting (Christensen). It was unfortunate that these various health organizations were underfunded when the ebola outbreak first began. Yet, when these organizations first announced that the outbreak began, the World Bank and other countries should have began to donate money. Nevertheless, the countries that were affected are now recovering from this