Ebola/EVD: U.S. Announcements [to 14 February 2015]

U.S. Update on Ebola Response Includes Withdrawal of Almost All U.S. Troops from West Africa
[Excerpt: Text and Video]
Ten months ago, the first U.S. personnel deployed to West Africa to fight the Ebola outbreak on the frontlines in West Africa. This epidemic has grown into the deadliest Ebola outbreak the world has ever seen — and the President is committed to treating and tackling Ebola as both a national security priority, and an example of American leadership.
The U.S. has built, coordinated, and led a worldwide response to the Ebola outbreak while strengthening our preparedness here at home. And thanks to the hard work of our military members, civilian responders, and health care workers, we have dramatically bent the curve of the epidemic. Cases are down 80 percent from peak levels. With this improved outlook, the President is planning to bring virtually all of the troops who deployed to the region home by April 30, while continuing to ramp up our civilian response beyond the 10,000 civilian workers who are already involved in our response effort…
U.S. White House – FACT SHEET: Progress in Our Ebola Response at Home and Abroad – February 11, 2015

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CDC/MMWR Watch [to 14 February 2015]
http://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html
:: MMWR Weekly, February 13, 2015 / Vol. 64 / No. 5
– Addressing Needs of Contacts of Ebola Patients During an Investigation of an Ebola Cluster in the United States — Dallas, Texas, 2014
– Use of Group Quarantine in Ebola Control — Nigeria, 2014

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USAID [to 14 February 2015]
http://www.usaid.gov/
United States Announces Additional Results in Grand Challenge to Fight Ebola
February 11, 2015
Innovations support current Ebola response and future epidemic preparedness
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today additional nominees for awards in the Fighting Ebola: a Grand Challenge for Development. A collaborative expert review identified 12 innovations that can reinforce the response to current and future Ebola outbreaks.

Statement from USAID Administrator, Rajiv Shah on the Ebola Response Transition
February 10, 2015
Our nation’s life-saving response to the worst Ebola epidemic in history represents an impressive display of American values, commitment, and ingenuity. Even as the headlines have slowed, the tireless work of thousands of frontline health care workers and disasters responders has not. In a year marked by an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises—from South Sudan to Syria— we remain committed to providing help in an emergency, regardless of danger or difficulty. It is one of the most profound expressions of who we are as the American people.