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19 October 2014 Last updated at 09:06 ET
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urges world help on Ebola
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The letter, commissioned by the BBC and read out on the World Service's Newshour programme, starts with the words "Dear World".
She goes on to say that the fight against Ebola "requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help - whether that is with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise".
"We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola," she says. "It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves."
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29680934
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The letter ends with:
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
Henrik Ibsen
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urges world help on Ebola
...
The letter, commissioned by the BBC and read out on the World Service's Newshour programme, starts with the words "Dear World".
She goes on to say that the fight against Ebola "requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help - whether that is with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise".
"We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola," she says. "It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves."
...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29680934
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The letter ends with:
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
Henrik Ibsen