October 8, 2014
On September 25, 2014, President Obama spoke at the U.N. meeting on Ebola and called on all nations to join the U.S. in fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
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The U.S. Responds to Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
Since the first cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in March 2014, the United States has mounted a whole-of-government response to contain and eliminate the epidemic at its source, while also taking prudent measures at home. The President yesterday outlined a stepped-up U.S. response, leveraging more thoroughly the unique capabilities of the U.S. military to support the civilian-led response in West Africa. Domestically, the U.S. has prepared for the diagnosis of an Ebola case on U.S. soil and have measures in place to stop this and any potential future cases in their tracks.