Over $1bn needed to fight West Africa Ebola outbreak![]() September 16, 2014 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than $1bn is needed to fight the West Africa Ebola outbreak - a tenfold increase in the past month, the UN's Ebola coordinator has said, according to BBC News. David Nabarro made the announcement as the World Health Organization (WHO) described the health crisis as "unparalleled in modern times". It has killed 2,461 people this year, half of the 4,985 infected by the virus, the global health body said. There has been criticism of the slow international response to the epidemic. Later, the US president is to announce plans to send 3,000 troops to Liberia, one of countries worst-affected by the outbreak, to help fight the virus. Photo: Getty Images Related links: Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |