Why are affected West African states so spectacularly ill-prepared to deal with Ebola

From Africa is a Country Tue Sep 23 2014, 14:20:30

I was in Conakry when reports first surfaced of cases of the Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in the Forest Region of Guinea.  There had never been an Ebola outbreak outside of Central Africa before.  Initially, my colleagues and I were unconcerned about its ability to impact our lives. We joked about switching from handshakes to [...]

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