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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/04/ebola-threatens-global-security-column/15100469/
Ebola threatens global security: Column
William Foege, James Mason and David Satcher 8:34 p.m. EDT September 4, 2014
Former CDC chiefs: Why Americans should be concerned about health issues abroad.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa serves as a dramatic example of why it is essential that the United States take the lead in promoting a robust global health security agenda. Doing so will save lives ? in foreign countries and here in the USA ? and it will protect economies by arresting dangerous diseases before they spread across the globe.
Implementing an effective global health security network is not without cost, but these costs are only a fraction of what ultimately would be spent by taking a more passive approach...
Ebola threatens global security: Column
William Foege, James Mason and David Satcher 8:34 p.m. EDT September 4, 2014
Former CDC chiefs: Why Americans should be concerned about health issues abroad.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa serves as a dramatic example of why it is essential that the United States take the lead in promoting a robust global health security agenda. Doing so will save lives ? in foreign countries and here in the USA ? and it will protect economies by arresting dangerous diseases before they spread across the globe.
Implementing an effective global health security network is not without cost, but these costs are only a fraction of what ultimately would be spent by taking a more passive approach...