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Ebola outbreak: Rona Ambrose comments on recent developments
Canada's health minister, Dr. Gregory Taylor to speak after WHO calls Ebola worst modern health emergency
The Associated PressPosted: Oct 13, 2014 7:05 AM ET|Last Updated: Oct 13, 2014 9:56 AM ET
Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose and chief public health officer Dr. Gregory Taylor will comment today on developments in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
CBC will stream the news conference in Toronto live starting at 10 a.m. ET Monday.
Their comments will come after the World Health organization called the outbreak "the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times." The WHO also said economic disruptions can be curbed if people are adequately informed to prevent irrational moves to dodge infection.
WHO director general Margaret Chan, citing World Bank figures, said 90 per cent of economic costs of any outbreak "come from irrational and disorganized efforts of the public to avoid infection."
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-outbreak-rona-ambrose-comments-on-recent-developments-1.2796859
Link to live video:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/World/ID/2460189368/
Canada's health minister, Dr. Gregory Taylor to speak after WHO calls Ebola worst modern health emergency
The Associated PressPosted: Oct 13, 2014 7:05 AM ET|Last Updated: Oct 13, 2014 9:56 AM ET
Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose and chief public health officer Dr. Gregory Taylor will comment today on developments in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
CBC will stream the news conference in Toronto live starting at 10 a.m. ET Monday.
Their comments will come after the World Health organization called the outbreak "the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times." The WHO also said economic disruptions can be curbed if people are adequately informed to prevent irrational moves to dodge infection.
WHO director general Margaret Chan, citing World Bank figures, said 90 per cent of economic costs of any outbreak "come from irrational and disorganized efforts of the public to avoid infection."
...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-outbreak-rona-ambrose-comments-on-recent-developments-1.2796859
Link to live video:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/World/ID/2460189368/