Views of the World by Cartoon Movement-US for October 31, 2014
October 26, 2014
November 01, 2014
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The Ebola death toll is now in the thousands in the West of Africa Yawn The West Meanwhile the USA has recorded three confirmed cases... Somebody?! Do something!! The West
OmqR-IV.0 over 9 years ago
Meanwhile Australia, without a hint of national hysteria, banned entry from nationals from those countries as well as suspending its humanitarian programme. Good one, Abbott!
"The announcement came as a “surprise,” the Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Brian Owler told CNN, who said that the chance of the disease entering the country through a migrant from the region was very low.
“It’s not necessarily a very well-focused decision. The bigger picture needs to be on our preparedness at home but more importantly our involvement in West Africa itself, putting doctors and nurses and other logistical elements in place and trying to combat the crisis there.”
He added that the government had sought the advice of “very few people,” and had excluded the AMA.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: “I not always agree with the Australian Medical Association, but I take them seriously and I think that the AMA invariably has the national interest at heart.”