Re: A call not for troops, but for specially equipped disaster response teams
As MSF (Doctors without Borders) sees it, a straightforward assessment. It's either govt military deployment, or this epidemic will NOT be controllable...
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The epidemic can be stopped, said Liu, but only if governments send in their biohazard teams and equipment.
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"To curb the epidemic, it is imperative that states immediately deploy civilian and military assets with expertise in biohazard containment. I call upon you to dispatch your disaster response teams, backed by the full weight of your logistical capabilities. This should be done in close collaboration with the affected countries. Without this deployment, we will never get the epidemic under control."
Money is no longer the main issue, according to MSF, and voluntary help is not enough. Skilled and well equipped teams are needed on the ground.