podoph

6 figures can be as low as 100,000 right? was it worth it?

the only way to stop ebola from getting to our doorstep is to stamp it out where it is in Africa. Otherwise, people will get on flights, and it'll spread all over the place. Health workers and others here AND in Africa to help stop this thing are heroes putting their lives on the line for you and your family. It's a shame you're too short-sighted to see that.

No, you get a world epidemic by ignoring an outbreak of a deadly infectious disease in countries that don't have the resources to contain it themselves. You think we should leave it to trained professionals from the CDC and WHO? They are the ones asking for health care volunteers right now because there just aren't enough people to stop this thing as it stands.

If we had implemented a strong, coordinated international response of health/logistics personnel and equipment back in July when the MSF started ringing the alarm bells and asking for that stuff, we could have nipped it in the bud.