Article Summary
An American doctor by the name Craig Spencer tested positive for Ebola after returning from West Africa. Spencer was working in Africa whereby he treated different Ebola patients. Craig Spencer was working in West Africa with Doctors Without Borders (DWB). The positive test caused a lot of concern in the country. The New York Government “was also scrutinizing every individual who had interacted with Spencer in an attempt to deal with the disease” (Sullivan & Ferris, 2014, p. 1). The article also explains how different New York officials began to prepare for the crisis. According to the article, the government was also identifying new measures to treat every Ebola patient in the country. The government also sent specialized teams from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) to New York. The American government was also undertaking new measures in order to deal with the disease. The government “was monitoring every traveler from Ebola hit regions for a period of three weeks” (Sullivan & Ferris, 2014, p. 2). According to Sullivan and Ferris (2014, p. 2), “over 9,200 Ebola cases had been confirmed in eight nations across the globe”. The highly hit nations “included Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia” (Sullivan & Ferris, 2014, p. 2).
Relevance to Global Health Policy
The world is currently unable to deal with the problem of Ebola. The U.S. government has identified new measures and strategies that can address this global crisis (Ebola Characteristics, 2014). The article explains why the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international agencies s0.hould produce new treatment regimes for Ebola. Every government “should promote the best health practices and control measures” (Sullivan & Ferris, 2014, p. 1). The United Nations (UN) should revisit its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in order to deal with this threat. New researches will make it easier for the globe to support every country affected by this disease.
Reference List
Ebola Characteristics and Comparisons to Other Infectious Diseases. (2014). Web.
Sullivan, P., & Ferris, S. (2014). New York Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola. Web.