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Multi-Million Dollar Grant For Ebola Orphaned Children

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/14/2014) [HEALTH] Philanthropist Paul G. Allen has announced a multi-million dollar grant aimed at addressing one of the most tragic outcomes of the Ebola crisis in Liberia: the care of children orphaned by the virus. According to UNICEF, at least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost one of their parents to Ebola so far this year. The challenges facing these orphans will impact their young lives for decades.

Enhanced Ebola Screening And Tracking at 5 U.S. Airports

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/11/2014) [HEALTH] – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) this week has begun new layers of entry screening at five U.S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

Most People In U.S. Want Flights From Ebola Countries Banned

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/11/2014) [HEALTH] – Fifty-eight percent of Americans support banning all flights to the United States from countries experiencing an Ebola outbreak, according to an exclusive new NBC News scientific survey conducted online by SurveyMonkey.

The Tackle Ebola Campaign Adds Two More Partnerships

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/19/2014) [Health] – Philanthropist Paul G. Allen has announced two additional partnerships with Medical Teams International and Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres as part of Allen’s comprehensive relief campaign to tackle the Ebola epidemic. The partnerships will focus on providing essential services, facilities and infrastructure for on-the-ground health providers working to contain the virus. The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people across five countries and infected nearly 5,000.

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