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ITU+GSMA+Internet Society To Join Forces Against Ebola

[Busan] ITU+GSMA+Internet Society To Join Forces Fight Against Ebola
At the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference three organisations of Technocrats [1] the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), [2]the GSMA and [3]the Internet Society (ISOC), announced that they are joining forces in the fight against Ebola.
The three organizations will bring together the global telecommunications and Internet communities, leveraging their extensive reach, capacity and respective memberships to increase the effectiveness of information and communications technologies (ICT), especially mobile communication and the Internet, for better preparedness, early warning and response.
ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré convened a special session with ITU membership during the Plenipotentiary Conference currently underway in Busan, Republic of Korea, to identify recommendations for a more effective use of ICTs in the fight against Ebola.
Dr Touré stated: “The ICT Sector is critical in dealing with the Ebola threat. ICTs are already being used by ITU and its partners to support awareness raising and emergency communications, and immediate challenge is to ensure regulatory barriers are removed to facilitate deployment and use of telecommunications applications for the purpose of saving lives.
ITU has already deployed satellite terminals to support ongoing efforts and is currently developing new applications in close cooperation and coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO).

Ebola is Public Health+National Security Priority And We Know How to Fight It:Barack Obama

[Washington D C]Ebola is Public Health+National Security Priority And We Know How to Fight It:Barack Obama
Today, President Obama spoke to the nation about Ebola how the Administration is responding, and what countrymen should know.
About It
President has directed the Administration to continue to take aggressive measures at every level of government.
U S President reiterated that, while Ebola is a serious disease, Americans need to understand the facts and be guided by the science: Ebola is not easily transmitted. And we know how to fight it.
Following are the Facts Of Ebola
[1]It’s not transmitted through the air like the flu.
[2]According to public health authorities, the only way a person can get Ebola is by coming into direct contact with the body fluids (urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk and semen) of someone who is already showing symptoms.
[3]If the person does not have symptoms, they are not contagious.
In response to frequently asked questions about Ebola, public health officials Clarifies as under
[Q]: How is Ebola transmitted?
[A]: Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluids (urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen) of an infected symptomatic person or though exposure to objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected secretions.
Q: Can I get Ebola from a person who is infected but doesn’t have any symptoms?
A: No. Individuals who are not symptomatic are not contagious. In order for the virus to be transmitted, an individual would have to have direct contact with an individual who is experiencing symptoms or has died of the disease.
[]Q]: What is Ebola, and what are the symptoms?
[A] Ebola virus is the cause of a Ebola virus disease. Symptoms include:
[1]Fever
[11]Headache
[111]Joint and muscle aches
[1v]Weakness
[v]Diarrhea
[vi]Vomiting
[vii]Stomach pain
[viii]Lack of appetite
[ix]Abnormal bleeding
[x]Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola virus though 8-10 days is most common.

Ebola is a Highly Destructive Disease But not a highly contagious one

Ebola is a highly destructive disease But not a highly contagious one
This Latest Findings About Ebola Are Published By CDC Director Tom Frieden It has been confirmed by the C D C that Ebola can not spread through [1]Air[2]Water[3]Food In U S A
Ebola Is ,No Doubt, Highly Destructive Disease is Spread In African Countries Since Present Society Is living in a Global village so Effect of the disease may be alarming every where .
The first Ebola case in the USA also has been confirmed in a person who traveled from West Africa.
To Fight Against This Deadly Disease Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has also announced Contribution Of $1.2 karor
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the confirmation of the first Ebola case in the United States in a person who traveled from West Africa.
In a press conference , CDC Director Tom Frieden spoke about the case and reiterated that while Ebola is a highly destructive disease, it’s not a highly contagious one. “I have no doubt,” Dr. Frieden said, “that we will control this case of Ebola, so that it does not spread widely in this country.”
Dr. Frieden also updated the President Barack Obama yesterday afternoon on the case. The President and Dr. Frieden spoke about the isolation protocols and the ongoing efforts to trace the patient’s contacts to mitigate the risk of additional cases.
Source White House

Barack Obama Called on International Community to Join Against ISIL+ Ebola+Aggression

Barack Obama Called on International Community to Join Against ISIL+ Ebola+Aggression
American President Barack Obama Called on the International Community to Join the U.S. in Meeting the Challenges Of ISIL+ Ebola+Aggression
President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The President spoke about the problems that demand the urgent attention of the international community-
[1]from the Ebola outbreak in parts of West Africa, to
[2]Russian aggression in Ukraine, to the
[3]senseless brutality of ISIL terrorists threatening innocent lives.Obama Also
[4] Expressed Concern Over Crime In U S A Also.
Obama Said “We choose hope over fear. We see the future not as something out of our control, but as something we can shape for the better through concerted and collective effort,” he said.
Addressing international community Obama Said Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of a better life.
Bringing the world, especially Muslim communities, together to explicitly, forcefully, and consistently reject the ideology of terrorists, in part by committing to a new set of principles to reject intolerance and extremism in the education of our children”
Addressing Young Muslim World Obama Said “I’d like to speak directly to young people across the Muslim world. You come from a great tradition that stands for education, not ignorance; innovation, not destruction; the dignity of life, not murder. Those who call you away from this path are betraying this tradition, not defending it. And America Will Not Give Up on the Pursuit of Peace
Obama Suggested Following Measures For Isolation Of terrorist group ISIL
[1] Degrading and ultimately destroying the terrorist group ISIL
[2]Bringing the world, especially Muslim communities, together to explicitly, forcefully, and consistently reject the ideology of terrorists, in part by committing to a new set of principles to reject intolerance and extremism in the education of our children
[3]Addressing the cycle of conflict that creates the conditions terrorists prey upon
[4]Ensuring that Arab and Muslim countries focus on the extraordinary potential of their people — a chance that is possible and doesn’t need to come at the expense of tradition
He noted, however, that our country has also failed to live up to our ideals. Ferguson, Missouri — where a young man was killed and a community was divided — brought America’s racial and ethnic tensions before the world: