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| Ebola outbreak: Barack Obama 'to pledge US troops to fight virus' | Ebola outbreak: Barack Obama 'to pledge US troops to fight virus' |
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| US President Barack Obama is to announce plans on Tuesday to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to help fight the Ebola virus, US officials say. | |
| It is understood the US military will oversee building new treatment centres and help train medical staff. | It is understood the US military will oversee building new treatment centres and help train medical staff. |
| There has been criticism of the slow international response to the epidemic. | There has been criticism of the slow international response to the epidemic. |
| On Monday Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said more and faster outside help was needed to slow the spread of the disease. | On Monday Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said more and faster outside help was needed to slow the spread of the disease. |
| Mr Mahama also called for the easing of restrictions on West African countries which he said had undermined the fight against the disease. | Mr Mahama also called for the easing of restrictions on West African countries which he said had undermined the fight against the disease. |
| United Nations officials will discuss the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa at a meeting in Geneva. | |
| US officials said the aim of the anti-Ebola initiative is to: | |
| Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are the worst-hit countries in an outbreak that has killed more than 2,400 people. | |
| More than half of those killed by the virus have been in Liberia. | |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) warned recently that thousands more cases could occur in Liberia. | |
| Ebola spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments. |