UN conference aims to raise funding to fight Ebola

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Liberia is now reporting five confirmed cases of Ebola, including the death of a teenage boy. Nearly two months ago, it was declared Ebola-free. CCTV’s Liling Tan filed this report from the UN headquarters.


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Amid the human tragedy of Ebola epidemic is the economic toll. In Liberia, for example, GDP growth forecasts were cut to the bone and unemployment has surged. CCTV’s Katerina Vittozzi talked to one businesswoman about how she managed to pull through the worst Ebola outbreak on record.


Joel Selanikio on the efforts to fight Ebola
For more on the ongoing efforts to fight Ebola, CCTV America’s Mike Walter spoke to Dr. Joel Selanikio. He’s been on the front-lines of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. He’s also CEO & Co-Founder of Magpi, an application that focuses on mobile data collection.