,,iii #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eda ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,septemb] #aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,,resolution ,recogniz+ ! sev]e ?reat t ! ,ebola outbreak 9 ,we/ ,africa poses to populations1 gov]nm5ts1 & economies across ,africa &1 if n prop]ly conta9$1 to regions across ! globe1 & express+ support = ^? affect$ by ?is epidemic4 ,:]eas ,ebola hemorrhagic fev] is an extremely infecti\s virus t causes sev]e illness ) a fatality rate t c well exce$ #ej p]c5t2 ,:]eas ,ebola is spread ?r\gh contact ) blood1 secretions1 or o!r bodily fluids ( infect$ humans & animals & c h an incubation p]iod ( up to #ba days2 ,:]eas ! ,ebola virus fir/ appe>$ 9 ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo 9 #aigf & has afflict$ communities 9 ,africa at lea/ #bj times s9ce !n2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,ebola outbreak fir/ occurr$ 9 ,febru>y #bjad 9 =e/$ areas ( s\!a/]n ,gu9ea & subsequ5tly spread to ,lib]ia1 ,si]ra ,leone1 ,nig]ia1 & ,s5egal1 & ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo rec5tly discov]$ ! outbreak ( a sep>ate /ra9 ( ! virus2 ,:]eas ?is is ! fir/ outbreak ( ,ebola 9 ,we/ ,africa & ! bigge/ & mo/ complex to date1 due to its em]g5ce 9 populat$1 transi5t bord] areas1 mak+ conta9m5t a significant *all5ge2 ,:]eas1 to date1 ,ebola _h infect$ m ?an #c1fjj p 9 ,we/ ,africa & caus$ almo/ #b1jjj dea?s2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,ebola outbreak has occurr$ 9 c\ntries ) "s ( ! weake/ heal? sy/ems 9 ! _w fac+ sev]e %ortages ( heal?c>e work]s1 laboratories ess5tial = te/+ & diagnosis1 cl9ics & hospitals requir$ = treatm5t1 & m$ical supplies & protective ge>1 su* z latex gloves & face masks requir$ to prev5t contam9ation ( heal? facilities2 ,:]eas ^! weak & inadequate heal?c>e facilities1 a lack ( heal? /aff tra9$ 9 ,ebola response1 & misconceptions ab\t ! virus h result$ 9 num]\s infections ( heal? work]s & pati5ts unable to receive appropriate response & c>e2 ,:]eas effective c\nt]measures = /emm+ ! spread ( ,ebola1 su* z isolation1 meticul\s infection control practices1 case inve/igation1 & contact trac+ require m tra9$ p]sonnel & res\rces ?an are curr5tly available 9 ,we/ ,africa2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ,ebola c be conta9$ ) good public heal? & burial practices1 x cont9ues to spread due to a lack ( accurate public in=mation1 insuffici5t treatm5t facilities1 limit$ local language capacities requir$ = heal? education1 & an unwill+ness to all[ ^? infect$ to be isolat$ f family memb]s2 ,:]eas gov]nm5ts are collaborat+ closely ) int]national donors & tak+ /rong measures to conta9 ! virus1 includ+ ann\nc+ /ates ( em]g5cy & e/abli%+ em]g5cy response c5t]s2 ,:]eas ! limitations on transportation & travel & clos+ ( bus9esses h _h a deva/at+ economic impact ?r\gh\t ! region & may cause social in/ability & exac]bate ! humanit>ian crisis if n prop]ly manag$ & (fset2 ,:]eas ! int]national community has committ$ to support solutions to ! curr5t limitations on air traffic & e/abli% a common op]ational plat=m to address acute problems associat$ ) food security1 protection1 wat]1 sanitation & hygi5e1 prim>y & second>y heal? c>e1 & education1 z well z ! long]-t]m recov]y ef=t t w be ne$$ 9 ! face ( ! complex social consequ5ces ( ?is em]g5cy2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo & ,ug&a h s5t exp]ts famili> ) su* outbreaks to ,lib]ia to assi/ ) ! outbreak response1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,ghana has agre$ to s]ve z ! int]national community's logi/ics & coord9ation c5t] & is provid+ a vital corridor = supplies & p]sonnel2 ,:]eas1 aft] visit+ affect$ communities 9 ,we/ ,africa1 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion ,director ,tom ,fri$5 said on ,septemb] #b1 #bjad1 ,!re is a w9d[ ( opportunity to tamp ?is d[n1 b t w9d[ is clos+ ''' we ne$ action n[ to scale up ! response42 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has provid$ m ?an #aja1djj1jjj 9 support ?r\gh ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces s9ce ,febru>y #bjad2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t help$ to fund ! developm5t ( ! ,zmapp bioph>maceutical exp]im5tal drug t 0 giv5 to #b ,unit$ ,/ates heal? work]s afflict$ ) ! virus & 0 rec5tly donat$ to #c ,lib]ian doctors ) enc\rag+ effect & has prompt$ calls = fur!r rese>* & developm5t ( su* vacc9es2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #e1 #bjad1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t deploy$ a multi-ag5cy ,disa/] ,assi/ance ,response ,team compos$ ( /aff f ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & ! ,=e/ ,s]vice to coord9ate ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's response ef=ts2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization publi%$ on ,augu/ #bh1 #bjad1 a roadmap = scal$-up response t aims to /op ! virus 9 #f to #i mon?s & calls = #gej int]national & #ab1jjj local heal? work]s to contribute to ! halt ( ! ,ebola outbreak2 & ,:]eas1 e>li] ?is ye>1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t jo9$ ) p>tn] gov]nm5ts1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 o!r multilat]al organizations1 & nongov]nm5tal actors to laun* ! ,global ,heal? ,security ,ag5da1 a #e-ye> commitm5t to prev5t1 detect1 & effectively respond to infecti\s disease ?reats su* z ,ebola3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ! sev]e imm$iate ?reat t ,ebola poses to populations1 gov]nm5ts1 & economies 9 ,africa2 7#b7 recognizes t ! limit$ capacity ( ! initial outbreak c\ntries ( ,gu9ea1 ,si]ra ,leone1 & ,lib]ia to combat ! epidemic has be5 exhau/$ & ! pot5tial ?reat to regions beyond ,africa if ?is1 ! l>ge/ ( all ,ebola outbreaks1 is n conta9$2 7#c7 expresses support = ^? affect$ by ?is epidemic & affirms its sympa?y = victims ( ,ebola & _! families2 7#d7 supports ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,gu9ea1 ,lib]ia1 ,si]ra ,leone1 ,nig]ia1 ,s5egal1 & ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo = _! ongo+ ef=ts to combat ! ,ebola virus 9 _! c\ntries & regionally2 7#e7 urges citiz5s ( affect$ c\ntries to respect prev5tative guidel9es provid$ by _! gov]nm5ts & m$ical pr(essionals f ,africa & ar\nd ! _w 9 ord] to /em ! outbreak2 7#f7 supports ! "w ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 & o!r ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cies provid+ te*nical1 logi/ical1 & mat]ial support to address ! ,ebola crisis 9 ,we/ ,africa2 7#g7 enc\rages deep5$ ,unit$ ,/ates & int]national commitm5ts to ! global ,ebola response2 7#h7 welcomes ! deliv]y ( assi/ance & increas$ engagem5t f donors su* z ! ,economic ,community ( ,we/ ,african ,/ates 7,,ec[as7 & ! ,african ,union1 ! ,_w ,bank1 ! ,european ,union1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,canada2 7#i7 expresses support = ! promotion ( inve/m5ts 9 global heal? 9 ord] to ensure t gov]nm5ts c bett] prev5t & detect1 conta91 & ev5tually elim9ate outbreaks ( disease :ile also provid+ o!r ess5tial heal? s]vices2 7#aj7 supports ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization's ,ebola ,response ,roadmap & a common op]ational plat=m 9 response to ! crisis2 7#aa7 enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,gu9ea1 ,lib]ia1 ,nig]ia1 ,s5egal1 & ,si]ra ,leone to "w toge!r & ) o!r nations & regional & subregional organizations to e/abli% in/itutional em]g5cy response sy/ems to m effectively respond to ?is & future outbreaks ( ,ebola & o!r highly infecti\s diseases2 7#ab7 welcomes proactive measures tak5 by gov]nm5ts 9 ,we/ ,africa to =mulate national plans ( action 9 response to ! crisis2 & 7#ac7 recognizes ! "w ( ?\s&s ( ,african1 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & int]national (ficials & volunte]s on ! gr\nd 9 ,we/ ,africa1 p>ticul>ly heal?c>e work]s1 :o are work+ dilig5tly & at great risk to help address ?is multidim5sional crisis1 & enc\rages o!r heal?c>e work]s & logi/icians to volunte]4