The US is sending up to 3,000 troops to coordinate the response to the ebola outbreak in West Africa, as health experts warn it is "unparalleled in modern times".
The virus has claimed more than 2,200 lives this year - mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. On a visit to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, President Barack Obama is set to outline measures to prop up health services in areas overwhelmed by the epidemic.
Ahead of the announcement, unnamed administration officials revealed they would build 17 health care facilities in the region, each with 100 beds.
INC News, 16/09/2014
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