Stopping Ebola

The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is something that the world should be concerned about and making sure the outbreak is contained should be a top priority for everyone. In the article, 'Window to Stop Ebola Outbreak is 'Closing Quickly,' Official Warns by Alexandra Sifferlin, it is clear that without continued transport to West Africa, containing Ebola will be even more difficult. Sifferlin states that "many airlines have stopped flying there" and as a result supplies and doctors are unable to get there. It is understandable that commercial airlines are not flying into the infected parts of West Africa, on the other hand the World Health Organization should be able to access military flights that could bring supplies. I did hear recently when listening to NPR that the WHO is severely limited on funding that it can use to aid in the Ebola crisis. It is 80% dependent on private funding and that many of those funds are donated with specific intent. Therefore, raising money for the aid it needs to provide is a huge setback at this point in time. Hopefully, it will become clear to the rest of the world the crisis that we all face and this virus can be brought under control. The people of West Africa deserve the aid and assistance of modern medicine.