Where the illnesses found. Of course, the gravity of the situation as has been described by panelists leaves no doubt about the vital need for the International Community to undertake urgent action in order to reverse the current trend. As you said, mr. President , at present the time has come for specific actions. We need to act quickly. Not only to suppress the spread of the disease, not only to save human lives while theres still time, but also and especially in order to maintain stability and the gains of the last few years. As part of peace building and social peace. It is essential for unmeer, the u. N. Mission, to be deployed as quickly as possible so that it can respond effectively to the most pressing needs of the affected countries. In our opinion, this mission should also help build local health capacities, as was said, through making available mobile hospitals, helicopters, protected vehicles and qualified medical workers and older to take care of sick people. Therefore, le
Again, we are live down in dallas, texas, while Congress Continues its break for the elections, members of the House Homeland Security committee are convening this field hearing today on the u. S. Response to ebola. This is taking place in the dallasfort worth area. Committee now in a little bit of a break. We expect it to resume in just a moment. Jones magazine said this. House legislatures have legislators have approved the 7 million toward the fight to contain ebola. The figure is still below the the department of defense and the budget battle is not over. Back to the hearing, live. Laky. St, dr. David is leads one of the states largest agencies with a staff of 11,500. He oversees programs such as andase presence bioterrorism preparedness, many others. We have brett jerar, of the texas a m Health Science center. Just there a couple days ago. Center is a premiere assembly of colleges devoted to educating Health Professionals and investigators through teaching and research. On. The li
So, unfortunately, the time of death has proved to be a time when the virus tends to spread very widely. And in order to get control over the virus, people are having to change the ways in which they handle illness and handle death and to move away from traditions that are centuries old. This has been a major difficulty for many of the societies that are affected. And its really only in the last few weeks, thanks to the courage of the leaders of the countries concerned, that theres been a much greater emphasis on people coming to terms with and owning the disease and changing their behaviors so that theyre less likely to spread the disease. Another phenomenon thats occurring is that when people get the disease, they get scared. And they tend to run to people who they think can help them traditional healers, centers of faith, or even friends and relatives. And that, in turn, leads to the movement of sickness and the disease into new communities, new chains of transmission. And that has
Keep this virus outside of the United States. Already, there has been a vigorous response. We hope to hear more today about exactly what has been done, and what needs to be done Going Forward. Two weeks ago, Thomas R Duncan traveled here from liberia. By way of brussels and dulles airport. He fell ill, and presented himself for treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital in dallas. Mr. Duncans diagnosis set in motion an extensive Public Health operation involving federal, state, and local officials to identify and assess any individuals with whom he may have had contact. A process called Contact Tracing. That Contact Tracing effort continues today. Our prayers are with everyone who is currently being monitored as part of this incident. We are thankful that to date, there been no additional cases of ebola standing from this case. It is difficult, but it is one of the few ways to contain the disease. Containment also requires swift coordinated action. In this hearing, and investigati
With you today. One of them was who is your personal hero . Mine was jim brady. One was a personal connection. Anyone with any objective research would find that we were the last of the press secretaries who shared the hollywood good looks and fashion sense that very often you see in the movies. He is a hero not because of what happened to him. People faced tragedy in the lives. He is a hero because of what he did with it. We live in a very partisan and difficult town right now. It is hard to believe that we can find Common Ground on issues that arent that hard. Jim and sarah got things done. We should not forget that. What was your favorite data white house . Another easy one. When we renamed the press Briefing Room after jim brady. It was my favorite day. It honor jim and i think it brought great joy to jim, sarah, and the family. Probably just as important for me, it honor his legacy forever. Whoever the president is or the press secretary is, where ever they stand on issues, when t