White House Installed 1 Ebola Czar in 2014 to Coordinate Massive U.S. Response
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 23
White House Installed 1 Ebola Czar in 2014 to Coordinate Massive U.S. Response
4 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 23
2014 saw the White House appoint an "Ebola czar" as Ebola ripped through West Africa and raised fears of a global catastrophe.
The coordinator was meant to align a sprawling U.S. response across the Pentagon, CDC, USAID, Homeland Security, state officials, hospitals, foreign governments and aid groups.
That effort led the United States to deploy military assets, build treatment centers and organize airport screening.
The episode is being revisited as a test of U.S. pandemic preparedness and how Washington manages cross-agency health emergencies.
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