Liberia thanks Israel for halting Ebola outbreak

Liberia’s senate president, Armah Zolu Jallah, thanked Israel for its aid in helping to eradicate a fatal Ebola outbreak in his West African country.

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In 2014, Israel sent aid — mobile clinics, training of medical teams and visits by Israeli medical experts — to Liberia to help halt the severe Ebola outbreak there. “I am proud that we did our part and helped Liberia become free of Ebola. It is a world interest to which the State of Israel is a partner,” Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein told Jallah. Jallah – who made history by becoming the first president of the upper house of the bicameral Liberian legislature to visit the Knesset – also told Edelstein that his country greatly admires Israel, saying, “we can learn a lot from you about innovation, technology, agriculture and medical research.” More...

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