Should the world ready a standby medical corps?

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If there are blue helmets to maintain peace in conflict zones, should the world also have “white coats” for crises like the Ebola outbreak? United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon proposed the idea as US President Barack Obama and other heads of state met at the UN to discuss what they admit is a slow and inadequate global response to the worst Ebola outbreak in history. The most severely affected countries – Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia – are overwhelmed. They have weak health systems and lack human and infrastructural resources, having only emerged from conflict and instability.

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