West Africa Ebola Toll Rises to Over 1,200: WHO

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Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year in 2014 have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, reporting the toll in four countries including Nigeria.

The WHO said it was working with the U.N.’s World Food Program to ensure food delivery to 1 million people living in Ebola quarantine zones in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

While Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and No. 1 oil producer, appears to be containing its smaller outbreak, Liberia and Sierra Leone are struggling to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus among their populations.

Moreover, Liberia and Sierra Leone further chided the WHO for its slow response on Friday, saying more action was needed to save victims threatened by the disease and hunger.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team