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| Subject: Time magazine honours Ebola fighters as 'person of the year' Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:36 am | |
| Time magazine has named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "person of the year 2014", paying tribute to their courage and mercy.
The Ebola outbreak has turned into an epidemic in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, and there have been scattered cases in Nigeria, Mali, Spain, Germany and the United States. More than 6000 people have died, according to figures from the World Health Organisation.
"Ebola is a war, and a warning. The global health system is nowhere close to strong enough to keep us safe from infectious disease," wrote Time editor Nancy Gibbs, announcing the prestigious annual title on Wednesday.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/time-magazine-honours-ebola-fighters-as-person-of-the-year-20141210-124l0d.html |
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