Cuba sharply expands Ebola medical mission

[Judi Lynn]

Cuba sharply expands Ebola medical mission
| September 26, 2014 | Updated: September 26, 2014 6:20pm

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is greatly expanding the medical mission it's sending to Africa to fight Ebola.

The Health Ministry earlier said it would send 165 health workers to Liberia. Now it's saying the mission will include 461 health workers, and some will be sent to Liberia and Guinea. The announcement came during a public affairs program on state television Thursday night.

The health workers will be trained in biosecurity by the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization.

Cuba has sent medical workers to dozens of countries.

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Cuba-sharply-expands-Ebola-medical-mission-5783473.php

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[Warpy]

1. I'm glad somebody is!

The fact that a small and poor island country like Cuba is doing it should be a deep source of shame for all the industrialized countries that think this is just going away.

It's not unless a tremendous fight is waged.

Rich people think their money will act as a barrier to disease.

It won't.

[DesertFlower]

2. i agree. cuba is always offering help

when disasters occur.