(task) Why the brutal murder of several Ebola workers may hint at more violence to come - The Washington Post

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> From: leslie.platt@comcast.net
> Subject: Re: Why the brutal murder of several Ebola workers may hint at more violence to come - The Washington Post
> Date: September 19, 2014 at 12:36:24 PM EDT
> To: "McDonald, Michael." <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>
> Cc: Deborah Owens <deborahowens20@gmail.com>, Kraft <mbkraft@erols.com>, klaus schafer <klaus.schafer@touchstoneassociatesllc.com>, "John T. Hoffman" <hoffm584@umn.edu>, Gary Vroegindewey <drvroeg@gmail.com>, David Alberts <davidsalberts@gmail.com>, Sarah Slaughter <sarah@builtenvironmentcoalition.org>, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>, George Hurlburt <hurlburt@md.metrocast.net>, Jeff Sole <jeff.sole@gmail.com>, Gavin Mcgregor-Skinner <gavinms@gmail.com>
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> Mike et al.: FYI. Best. Leslie
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> On Friday, September 19, 2014 12:07 PM, POLITICO Pulse <pulse@politico.com> wrote:
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> By Brett Norman
> With help from Jennifer Haberkorn and Susan Levine
> WHITE HOUSE CIO TO COORDINATE FEDERAL EBOLA RESPONSE - Steve VanRoekel, the Obama administration's chief information officer, is leaving the White House today to orchestrate the multiagency response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. VanRoekel will steer the effort as senior adviser to Rajiv Shah, the administrator of USAID, leaving his position at the Office of Management and Budget, Pro's Erin Mershon reports. The former Microsoft executive who joined the administration in 2009, "will help us harness technologies like open data and mobile platforms to reach communities and households with powerful and life-saving information to help stop the devastating Ebola outbreak," Shah said in a statement.
> ...The plan announced by Obama earlier this week relies heavily on the military with up to 3,000 troops providing logistics support and building 17 field hospitals. But CDC has already deployed mobile apps to help train workers and automated tools to accelerate data analysis and trace the contacts of infected people. USAID has also been charged with distributing prevention and treatment kits to 400,000 households in the hardest hit parts of Liberia. The World Health Organization's reports more than 5,000 infections in West Africa and 2,600 deaths. The Pro story: http://politico.pro/1AUoJFu
> FRIEDEN CONFIRMED AS REP TO WHO - Last night, the Senate, which has shown bipartisan support for the Ebola response, confirmed CDC Director Tom Frieden as the nation's representative on the executive board of the WHO. He remains head of the CDC. The White House nominated him in July.
> ... The continuing resolution that also passed the Senate yesterday includes the $88 million requested by the White House to support the Ebola relief effort.
> Happy finally Friday and welcome to PULSE. Goodbye Congress and hello weekend!
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> Leslie Platt, JD
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> From: "McDonald, Michael." <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>
> To: "Deborah Owens" <deborahowens20@gmail.com>
> Cc: "Kraft" <mbkraft@erols.com>, "platt, leslie" <leslie.platt@comcast.net>, "klaus schafer" <klaus.schafer@touchstoneassociatesllc.com>, "John T. Hoffman" <hoffm584@umn.edu>, "Gary Vroegindewey" <drvroeg@gmail.com>, "David Alberts" <davidsalberts@gmail.com>, "Sarah Slaughter" <sarah@builtenvironmentcoalition.org>, "Kathy Gilbeaux" <gilbojer@aol.com>, "George Hurlburt" <hurlburt@md.metrocast.net>, "Jeff Sole" <jeff.sole@gmail.com>, "Gavin Mcgregor-Skinner" <gavinms@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 8:46:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Why the brutal murder of several Ebola workers may hint at more violence to come - The Washington Post
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> Deborah,
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> Guinea is full of challenges. It is also the origin of the ebola epidemic and a current epicenter not only for the spread of the virus, but also for food and water insecurity. It is receiving very little help with zero field hospitals going there from the USG, whereas 17 field hospitals are going to Liberia through the DOD. Slave labor is currently being brought in to harvest crops in area most devastated by ebola. Then, the slaves are being taken to harvest areas in other countries.
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> The borders in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia are fluid. The tribes that inhabit this part of West Africa do not recognize national boundaries. Without addressing the epidemic in these areas, it will continue to spread to other countries. The number of confirmed cases and deaths are in the thousands, but the actual cases and deaths are several times more than those confirmed. The doubling time of this epidemic is one week at the present time.
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> Wherever the hospital is to go, it will probably be put within safe traveling distance by car to a secured ebola-free area, without gaps in mission critical functions that would make it susceptible to successful attack or epidemic spread. Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea are all now in Severity Level 4 (large percentages of the public have lost trust in the western institutions , their government, and other hierarchical institutions). Significant areas (primary agricultural areas) of these countries are in Severity Level 5 (where social structures and populations are collapsing). We have to be prepared for unusual migration patterns carrying with them a quite deadly virus into new populations.
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> Let's find a match for this field hospital in the midst of this high severity social crisis, that has strategic value and is sellable to those that control the asset. What are your ideas on transport of the portable hospital assets and support personnel?
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> Any counter-points or additions from other team members?
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> Mike
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> Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H.
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> Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc.
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> On Sep 19, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Deborah Owens <deborahowens20@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I may have trouble selling Guinea. Could we be an add on to the efforts in Liberia? I'd personally go to Guinea in a NY minute, but you know....
> Thanks,
> Deb
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