Mexico Joins International Efforts to Combat Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Xinhua News Agency
go to original October 25, 2014

MEXICO CITY - Mexico is joining the international efforts to combat an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said this week.

In a statement, the ministry said Mexico will make a financial contribution to equipping the contingent of doctors and healthcare workers Cuba has sent to the African region to fight the spread of the disease.

"Aware that diseases know no boundaries and must be tackled in a coordinated fashion at the international level," the ministry said, "the governments of Cuba and Mexico have decided to join forces to help fight the Ebola epidemic."

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Data sources: David Ropeik/Harvard University, National Weather Service, World Health Organization, Northeastern University Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems, National Geographic, United States Census (Adam Cole and Ryan Kellman/NPR)

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