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(MONROVIA, Liberia) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development on Wednesday announced an additional $142 million in humanitarian aid to help combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
In a press release, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah noted that "stopping Ebola in West Africa will require a significant international effort, and the United States urges our global partners to provide additional assistance to help bring the outbreak under control." Shah met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf prior to the announcement as part of a week-long trip that will include stops in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Senegal.
The latest funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to combat Ebola to over $258 million.
The newest funding will go to support construction of Ebola treatment units, training for health care workers and safe burial teams, the establishment and staffing of community care centers and logistical support for international partners providing aid in West Africa.
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